家喻户晓

jiā yù hù xiǎo

  • Meaning

    Literal

    Every single household and family knows

    Usage

    Used to indicate that something is known to everyone

  • Connotation

    Neutral

  • Usage Examples

    雷锋是一个家喻户晓的人物 | Léifēng shì yī gè jiāyùhùxiǎo de rénwù
    Lei Feng is a household name
    [Source]

    爷爷是我们村家喻户晓的象棋好手,得了许多次冠军 | Yéyé shì wǒmen cūn jiāyùhùxiǎo de xiàngqí hǎoshǒu, dé le xǔduō cì guànjūn
    My grandfather is a well-known Chinese chess player in our village, and he's won many championships
    [Source]

  • Equivalents

    English

    Household name

    Chinese

    家谕户晓 (jiā yù hù xiǎo)

  • Entry Notes

    This is an HSK chengyu

  • Origin

    《汉书》(Hàn Shū), a work documenting the history of the Western Han dynasty (西汉, Xī Hàn, 206 BC - 8 AD). It was written by 班固 (Bān Gù), and is generally known in English as the "Book of Han" or the "History of the Former Han."

  • Story

    This chengyu is from a line in the work listed in the "Origin" section above

  • Citations and Helpful Resources

    • 汉语成语小词典 (hànyǔ chéngyǔ xiǎo cídiǎn)
    • 现代汉语规范词典 (xiàndài hànyǔ guīfàn cídiǎn)
    • 多功能成语词典 (duō gōngnéng chéngyǔ cídiǎn)
    • 汉语大词典 (hànyǔ dà cídiǎn)
    • ABC Chinese-English Comprehensive Dictionary
    • Pleco Basic Chinese-English Dictionary
    • 百度百科[x]