放之四海而皆準
简 放之四海而皆准 · 繁 放之四海而皆準Meanings
- applicable anywhere (idiom)
Characters in this entry
- 放
- fàng · put, release, free, liberate
- 之
- zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
- 四
- sì · four
- 海
- hǎi · sea, ocean; maritime
- 而
- ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
- 皆
- jiē · all, every, everybody
- 準
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- 准
- zhǔn · approve, allow, permit; in accord
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Mandarin tones
4–1–4–3–2–1–3 · fang4 zhi1 si4 hai3 er2 jie1 zhun3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
fong3 zi1 sei3 hoi2 ji4 gaai1 zeon2
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phrase
- (idiomatic) applicable everywhere
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