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街知巷聞 (gaai1 zi1 hong6 man4) — known to everyone; known and heard of in the streets and alleys in Cantonese

gaaiˉ¹街ziˉ¹知hongˍ₆巷manˎ₄聞
简 街知巷闻
Mandarin Pinyin: jie1 zhi1 xiang4 wen2

Meaning of 街知巷聞

nounknown to everyone; known and heard of in the streets and alleys

Characters in 街知巷聞

街gaai1
street; road; thoroughfare
知zi1
know; understand; be aware of
巷hong6
lane; alley
聞man4
news; story

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