放之四海而皆准
fàng​zhī​sì​hǎi'ér​jiē​zhǔn

universally applicable

  • created reference approved 放之四海而皆准/放之四海而皆準 → 礼记/禮記 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    放之四海而皆准 / 放之四海而皆準 fàng​zhī​sì​hǎi'ér​jiē​zhǔn

    礼记 / 禮記 lǐ​jì

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 放之四海而皆准/放之四海而皆準 · fàng​zhī​sì​hǎi'ér​jiē​zhǔn · universally applicable — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    放之四海而皆准 / 放之四海而皆準

    fàng​zhī​sì​hǎi'ér​jiē​zhǔn

    universally applicable

    Applicable anywhere and in any situation; valid everywhere.

    放 (literal) → 放 · fàng · to put 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · it 四海 (literal) → 四海 · sì​hǎi · the whole world 而 (literal) → 而 · ér · [adverbial linker] 皆 (literal) → 皆 · jiē · all 准 (literal) → 准/準 · zhǔn · standard

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense