家喻户晓 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• understood by everyone ; well known
• a household name

Character by character

• 家jiāhouse, home, residence; family
• 喻yùmetaphor, analogy; example; such as, like
• 户hùdoor; family
• 晓xiǎodawn; clear, explicit, known

Idioms sharing a character

• 事怕行家 shì pà háng jiā
• 人给家足 rén jǐ jiā zú
• 保家卫国 bǎo jiā wèi guó
• 倾家荡产 qīng jiā dàng chǎn
• 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì
• 冤家对头 yuān jiā duì tóu
• 冤家路窄 yuān jiā lù zhǎi
• 千家万户 qiān jiā wàn hù
• 半路出家 bàn lù chū jiā
• 丧家之犬 sàng jiā zhī quǎn

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