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街知巷聞

简街知巷闻 · 繁街知巷聞

Mandarin · pinyin jiē zhī xiàng wén

to be known to everyone

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街: jiē · street, road, thoroughfare
知: zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
巷: xiàng · alley, lane
聞: Look up this written character
闻: wén · hear; smell; make known; news

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1–1–4–2 · jie1 zhi1 xiang4 wen2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaai1 zi1 hong6 man4

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(chiefly Cantonese) very well-known; ubiquitously known

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