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路人皆知

lou6 jan4 gaai1 zi1

lu4 ren2 jie1 zhi1

everybody knows

Level: 3

路人皆知

路 lou6 lu4 - road
人 jan4 jan4*2 ren2 - person
皆 gaai1 jie1 ji1 - all; every; entire
知 zi1 zi3 zhi1 {zhi4} - know, understand, comprehend

This word was added by bybell on 16th Feb 2007

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