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膾炙人口

简脍炙人口 · 繁膾炙人口

Mandarin · pinyin kuài zhì rén kǒu

appealing to the masses
universally appreciated (idiom)

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膾: Look up this written character
炙: zhì · roast, broil; toast; cauterize
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
口: kǒu · mouth; open end; entrance, gate
脍: kuài · minced meat or fish

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4–4–2–3 · kuai4 zhi4 ren2 kou3

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kui2 zek3 jan4 hau2

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(idiomatic) universally appreciated (especially of literary works); liked by many; appealing to the masses; on everyone's lips

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