家喻户晓

jiā yù hù xiǎo

a household name

Character by character

家jiā
households

喻yù
understand

户hù
doors

晓xiǎo
know

这是一个家喻户晓的故事。

It's a story everyone knows.

Tone: positive (praise).

For stories, people or brands known in every home; 喻 means 'understand'.

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