街知巷聞
Chinese
street | to know; to be aware | lane; alley | hear; news; celebrated hear; news; celebrated; sniff at | ||
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trad. (街知巷聞) | 街 | 知 | 巷 | 聞 | |
simp. (街知巷闻) | 街 | 知 | 巷 | 闻 | |
Literally: “known in the streets and heard in the alleys”. |
Pronunciation
Idiom
街知巷聞
- (Cantonese) very well-known; ubiquitously known
Synonyms
- 家喻戶曉/家喻户晓 (jiāyùhùxiǎo)
- 家傳戶曉/家传户晓 (jiāchuánhùxiǎo)