皆 (gaai1 | jie1 ji1) : all; every; entire

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皆

gaai1

jie1 ji1

all; every; entire

This character is literary. A more colloquial synonym is 全部(都).
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Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: 白 (#106)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

皆

This word has been viewed 8167 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 29th Apr 2011 20:08

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皆不 gaai1 bat1 jie1 bu4 = neither; all do not 國

皆無 gaai1 mou4 = nothing; nix; zilch; nil

皆因 gaai1 jan1 jie1 yin1 = all because, just because; all due to

皆知 gaai1 zi1 = all aware; everyone knows

皆然 gaai1 jin4 jie1 ran2 = all thus; to be all the same way (literary) 國

皆是 gaai1 si6 = all are 國

皆同一體 gaai1 tung4 jat1 tai2 = all belong to one body, part of a whole 國

路人皆知 lou6 jan4 gaai1 zi1 lu4 ren2 jie1 zhi1 = everybody knows

四海之內皆兄弟 sei3 hoi2 zi1 noi6 gaai1 hing1 dai6 = all are brothers within the four seas

樣樣皆精 joeng6 joeng6 gaai1 zing1 = good at all kinds of things

草木皆兵 cou2 muk6 gaai1 bing1 cao3 mu4 jie1 bing1 = to feel surrounded by enemies

婦孺皆知 fu5 jyu4 gaai1 zi1 fu4 ru2 jie1 zhi1 = a household name; known to everyone both women and child

盡人皆知 zeon6 jan4 gaai1 zi1 jin4 ren2 jie1 zhi1 = known to everyone; well-known

輸錢皆因贏錢起 syu1 cin4*2 gaai1 jan1 jeng4 cin4*2 hei2 shu1 qian2 jie1 yin1 ying2 qian2 qi3 = losing money always begins with winning money 粵

老少皆宜 lou5 siu3 gaai1 ji4 lao3 shao4 jie1 yi2 = suitable for all ages

啼笑皆非 tai4 siu3 gaai1 fei1 ti2 xiao4 jie1 fei1 = not know whether to laugh or cry

皆大歡喜 gaai1 daai6 fun1 hei2 = everybody is satisfied

比比皆是 bei3 bei3 gaai1 si6 bi3 bi3 jie1 shi4 = can be found eveywhere; abound

亞皆老街 aa3 gaai1 lou5 gaai1 ya4 jie1 lao3 jie1 = Argyle Street

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「全民皆股」係香港嘅特色。粵
Everyone buying stocks is a characteristic of Hong Kong

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