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公之于世

gōng zhī yú shìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to announce to the world / to make public / to let everyone know
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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.

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Original source entry:

公之於世 公之于世 [gong1 zhi1 yu2 shi4] /(idiom) to announce to the world; to make public; to let everyone know/

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Other forms in these source records: 公之於世

  • 公
    gōng

    public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 于
    yú

    to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / (of time or place) in / at / on / (indicating any indirect relation) to / toward / vis-à-vis / with regard to / for / (indicating a source) from / out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by

    Yú

    surname Yu

  • 世
    shì

    life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble

    Shì

    surname Shi

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.