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眾所周知

简众所周知 · 繁眾所周知

Mandarin · pinyin zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī

(idiom) as everyone knows

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眾: Look up this written character
所: suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
周: zhōu · Zhou dynasty; circumference
知: zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
众: zhòng · multitude, crowd; masses, public

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4–3–1–1 · zhong4 suo3 zhou1 zhi1

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(idiomatic) as everyone knows; as is known to all; it is well-known that; it is common knowledge that

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