放之四海而皆准

Traditional: 放之四海而皆準

fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn

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What does 放之四海而皆准 mean?

放之四海而皆准 (fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1applicable anywhere (idiom)

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放fàngto put · to place 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 四sìfour · 4 海Hǎisurname Hai 而érand · as well as 皆jiēall · each and every 准zhǔnto allow · to grant

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放之四海而皆准

fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn

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