户告人晓

戶告人曉
hùgào-rénxiǎo
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to make known to every household
  2. 2 to spread the word far and wide
  3. 3 to publicize widely

Examples

HSK 6
Xīn zhèngcè xūyào hùgào-rénxiǎo, ràng bǎixìng dōu míngbai.
The new policy needs to be made known to every household so ordinary people understand it.
HSK 7-9
Zhè jiàn shì bùbiàn hùgào-rénxiǎo, qǐng nǐ dīdiào chǔlǐ.
This matter shouldn't be broadcast to everyone - please handle it discreetly.

Tips

history
From 《列女传·节义》 (Han-era Biographies of Exemplary Women), where the speaker rhetorically asks whether her family's affairs could really be told to every house and known to every person - meaning some things cannot be publicly justified.
register
Literary. Modern equivalents include 家喻户晓 (known by every family), which is more common in everyday writing.

Stroke Order

gào
rén
xiǎo