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Jyutping jan4 jan4 gaai1 zi1
Pinyin rén rén jiē zhī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. known to everyone
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    everyone knows; widely known
    (syn.) 人尽皆知, 人盡皆知
    • 人人皆知的秘密
      人人皆知的秘密
      rén rén jiē zhī de mì mì
      open secret
    • 人人皆知以多勝少是最好的辦法,然而很多人不能做,相反地每每分散兵力。
      人人皆知以多胜少是最好的办法,然而很多人不能做,相反地每每分散兵力。
      rén rén jiē zhī yǐ duō shèng shǎo shì zuì hǎo de bàn fǎ , ránér hěn duō rén bù néng zuò , xiāng fǎn de měi měi fēn sàn bīng lì .
      Everybody knows that the best way is to use a large force to defeat a small one, and yet many people fail to do so and on the contrary often divide their forces up.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他是天才这件事人人皆知。
    他是天才這件事人人皆知。
    tā shì tiān cái zhè jiàn shì rén rén jiē zhī 。
    • That he is a genius is clear to everyone.
  2. Mandarin
    这位政治家的名字在日本人人皆知。
    這位政治家的名字在日本人人皆知。
    zhè wèi zhèng zhì jiā de míng zi zài rì běn rén rén jiē zhī 。
    • The name of this statesman is known to everybody in Japan.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    人人皆知的秘密
    人人皆知的秘密
    rén rén jiē zhī de mì mì
    • open secret
  2. Mandarin
    人人皆知以多胜少是最好的办法,然而很多人不能做,相反地每每分散兵力。
    人人皆知以多勝少是最好的辦法,然而很多人不能做,相反地每每分散兵力。
    rén rén jiē zhī yǐ duō shèng shǎo shì zuì hǎo de bàn fǎ , ránér hěn duō rén bù néng zuò , xiāng fǎn de měi měi fēn sàn bīng lì .
    • Everybody knows that the best way is to use a large force to defeat a small one, and yet many people fail to do so and on the contrary often divide their forces up.