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公之於眾

简公之于众 · 繁公之於眾

Mandarin · pinyin gōng zhī yú zhòng

to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
to let the world know

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公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
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于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname
众: zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public

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1–1–2–4 · gong1 zhi1 yu2 zhong4

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verb

to reveal to the public

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