远近皆知 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• known far and wide

Character by character

• 远yuǎndistant, remote, far; profound
• 近jìnto approach; near, close; intimate
• 皆jiēall, every, everybody
• 知zhīto know, to perceive, to comprehend

Idioms sharing a character

• 天差地远 tiān chā dì yuǎn
• 好高骛远 hào gāo wù yuǎn
• 寓意深远 yù yì shēn yuǎn
• 宁静致远 níng jìng zhì yuǎn
• 山长水远 shān cháng shuǐ yuǎn
• 敬而远之 jìng ér yuǎn zhī
• 深谋远虑 shēn móu yuǎn lǜ
• 源远流长 yuán yuǎn liú cháng
• 无远弗届 wú yuǎn fú jiè
• 登高望远 dēng gāo wàng yuǎn

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