妇孺皆知
fù rú jiē zhī
known to every man, woman and child
Character by character
妇fù
women
women
孺rú
children
children
皆jiē
all
all
知zhī
know
know
Example
孙悟空的故事妇孺皆知，连幼儿园的小朋友都讲得出来。
The Monkey King’s story is known to all; even nursery-school children can tell it.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Written style; 孺 means small child. The logic of an older age: if even women and children know something, everybody does. In speech say 家喻户晓 or 谁都知道.
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