妇孺皆知 fùrú jiē zhī Known to all

Explanation

妇孺皆知，指的是妇女和小孩都知道，形容事情非常出名，人尽皆知。

It means that even women and children know it, describing something that is very famous and known to everyone.

Origin Story

话说在古代一个繁华的集市上，一位老中医凭借着高超的医术，治好了无数百姓的疑难杂症，他妙手回春的故事很快就在街坊邻居之间传开了。起初，只有少数人知道，但随着被治愈的人越来越多，他的名声也越来越响亮，渐渐地，他的医术传遍了整个集市，甚至连小孩都能说出他的名字和医术的精妙之处。从此以后，老中医的医术便成为了妇孺皆知的事。

huà shuō zài gǔdài yīgè fán huá de jíshì shàng, yī wèi lǎo zhōngyī píngjièzhe gāochāo de yīshù, zhì hǎole wúshù bǎixìng de yí nán zá zhèng, tā miàoshǒu huí chūn de gùshì hěn kuài jiù zài jiēfāng língjū zhī jiān chuán kāi le. qǐchū, zhǐyǒu shǎoshù rén zhīdào, dàn suízhe bèi zhìyù de rén yuè lái yuè duō, tā de míngshēng yě yuè lái yuè xiǎngliàng, jiànjiàn de, tā de yīshù chuán biàn le zhěnggè jíshì, shènzhì lián xiǎohái dōu néng shuō chū tā de míngzi hé yīshù de jīngmiào zhī chù. cóng cǐ yǐhòu, lǎo zhōngyī de yīshù biàn chéng le fùrú jiē zhī de shì.

In ancient times, in a bustling market, an old Chinese doctor, with his superb medical skills, cured countless people's difficult and complicated diseases. His stories of miraculous healing spread quickly among his neighbors. At first, only a few people knew about it, but as more and more people were cured, his reputation grew louder and louder, and gradually his medical skills spread throughout the entire market. Even children could tell his name and the subtleties of his medical skills. From then on, the old Chinese doctor's medical skills became well known.

Usage

用作谓语、定语、宾语；形容人所共知。

yòng zuò wèiyǔ, dìngyǔ, bīnyǔ; xíngróng rén suǒ gòng zhī

Used as predicate, attributive, object; to describe something that is commonly known.

Examples

• 这则新闻，早已妇孺皆知。

  zhè zé xīnwén, zǎoyǐ fùrú jiē zhī

  This news is already known to everyone.

• 这件事，妇孺皆知，不用再解释了。

  zhè jiàn shì, fùrú jiē zhī, bù yòng zài jiěshì le

  This matter is known to everyone, no need for further explanation.

Related Idioms

• 家喻户晓

• 尽人皆知

• 众所周知

Opposite Idioms

• 鲜为人知

• 默默无闻