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家喻戶曉

简家喻户晓 · 繁家喻戶曉

Mandarin · pinyin jiā yù hù xiǎo

understood by everyone (idiom); well known
a household name

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家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
喻: yù · metaphor, analogy; example; like
戶: Look up this written character
曉: Look up this written character
户: hù · door; family
晓: xiǎo · dawn, daybreak; clear, explicit

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1–4–4–3 · jia1 yu4 hu4 xiao3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaa1 jyu6 wu6 hiu2

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(idiomatic) known to every household; ubiquitously known; widespread; extremely well-known

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