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人尽皆知

rén jìn jiē zhīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) known to everyone
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-841affdb5e06a01a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

人盡皆知 人尽皆知 [ren2 jin4 jie1 zhi1] /(idiom) known to everyone/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 人盡皆知

  • 人
  • 尽
    jǐn

    to the greatest extent / (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme / to be within the limits of / to give priority to

    jìn

    to use up / to exhaust / to end / to finish / to the utmost / exhausted / finished / to the limit (of sth) / all / entirely

  • 皆
    jiē

    all / each and every / in all cases

  • 知
    zhī

    to know / to be aware

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.