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众目昭彰

zhòng mù zhāo zhāngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. the masses are sharp-eyed (idiom) / fig. one is subjected to the scrutiny of the general public
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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:

眾目昭彰 众目昭彰 [zhong4 mu4 zhao1 zhang1] /lit. the masses are sharp-eyed (idiom)/fig. one is subjected to the scrutiny of the general public/

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Other forms in these source records: 眾目昭彰

  • 众
    zhòng

    (bound form) crowd / multitude / (bound form) many / numerous

    Zhòng

    abbr. for 眾議院|众议院[Zhòng yì yuàn], House of Representatives

  • 目
    mù

    eye / (literary) to look / to regard / eye (of a net) / mesh / mesh size / grit size (abbr. for 目數|目数[mù shù]) / item / section / list / catalogue / (taxonomy) order / name / title

  • 昭
    zhāo

    bright / clear / manifest / to show clearly

  • 彰
    zhāng

    clear / conspicuous / manifest

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.