尽人皆知

盡人皆知
jìnrénjiēzhī
idiom #37,531

Meanings

  1. 1 known to everyone
  2. 2 common knowledge
  3. 3 a household truth

Examples

Xīyān yǒuhài jiànkāng, zhè shì jìnrénjiēzhī de shìshí.
Smoking is harmful to health — this is a fact known to everyone.
Tā lèyúzhùrén de pǐngé zài shèqū lǐ jìnrénjiēzhī.
His helpful character is known to everyone in the neighborhood.
Zhè bù diànyǐng de zhǔyǎn shì shéi, zǎo yǐ jìnrénjiēzhī.
Who stars in this film has long been common knowledge.

Tips

usage
Formal alternative to 人人皆知. Typically introduces a fact so obvious the speaker wants to dismiss argument about it. Compare 众所周知 (widely known) which is slightly more common in written style.
grammar
here means 'all, every' — read jìn (not jǐn). Often functions as before a noun: 尽人皆知秘密 'an open secret known to all.'

Stroke Order

jǐn
rén
jiē
zhī