路人皆知 — “To be known to all”
路人皆知 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be known to all”. Universally acknowledged; a matter of public knowledge. Literally, “Everyone on the street knows”.
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路人皆知 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 路lù
- 人rén
- 皆jiē
- 知zhī
路人皆知 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 路人皆知
他想成为公司的总经理这件事，现在已经是路人皆知了。
His ambition to become the company's general manager is now known to all.
Origin and Story of 路人皆知
During the Three Kingdoms period, after Emperor Wen of Wei, Cao Pi, passed away, Sima Yi and Cao Shuang co-governed alongside Emperor Cao Rui.
Following Cao Rui's death, Sima Yi eliminated Cao Shuang.
Sima Shi, Sima Yi's son, then installed Cao Mao as the new emperor.
Sima Zhao, Sima Shi's younger brother, held Cao Mao in contempt and brazenly sought to be enfeoffed as the Duke of Jin. Incensed, Emperor Cao Mao declared, 'Sima Zhao's ambition is known to every passer-by!'
Idioms Related to 路人皆知
Synonyms of 路人皆知
More idioms starting with 路
- lù路bù不shí拾yí遗no one picks up lost articles on the road
- lù路sǒu叟zhī之yōu忧hardships and worries of common people
- lù路duàn断rén人xī稀desolate roads, scarce people
- lù路wú无shí拾yí遗high public integrity
- lù路liǔ柳qiáng墙huā花prostitutes or women of pleasure
- lù路jué绝rén人xī稀remote and sparsely populated
- lù路jiàn见bù不píng平intervene when seeing an injustice
- lù路jiàn见bù不píng平，，bá拔dāo刀xiāng相zhù助help those being wronged
- lù路jiàn见bù不píng平，，bá拔dāo刀xiāng相jiù救champion the cause of the weak
- lù路jiàn见bù不píng平，，bá拔jiàn剑xiāng相wèi为champion justice and help the wronged
- lù路jiàn见bù不píng平，，bá拔jiàn剑xiāng相zhù助Right wrongs and aid the oppressed
- lù路yuǎn远tiáo迢tiáo迢a long and distant journey
Questions about 路人皆知
- What does 路人皆知 mean?
- 路人皆知 (lù rén jiē zhī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be known to all”.
- How do you pronounce 路人皆知?
- 路人皆知 is pronounced lù rén jiē zhī in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 路人皆知 literally mean?
- Literally, 路人皆知 means “Everyone on the street knows”. It is used to mean “to be known to all”.
- Where does 路人皆知 come from?
- 路人皆知 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
- What is the Chinese definition of 路人皆知?
- 比喻人所共知的野心。