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家喻户晓

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1. Basic Information

  • Pinyin: jiā yù hù xiǎo
  • English Translation: Known to every household (a household name)
  • Idiom Composition: 「家」（Home or family）＋「喻」（To understand or be aware of (synonymous with 晓 in this context)）＋「户」（Door or household）＋「晓」（To know or understand）
  • Meaning: A state where every family and every person knows and understands a certain matter or person. It describes information, names, or stories that have permeated every corner of society.

2. Detailed Meaning and Nuances

「家喻户晓」 contains the following nuances:

  • Thoroughness of Spread: By repeating 'home' (家) and 'door' (户), the idiom emphasizes the 'breadth and depth' of popularity, reaching every single household without exception.
  • Understanding and Recognition: It implies more than just hearing a name; as the characters 喻 (yù) and 晓 (xiǎo) suggest, it carries the nuance that the content or meaning is also understood by the people.

3. Usage

「家喻户晓」 is mainly used in the following contexts:

  • Famous People & Works: Used for national stars, classic literature, or hit songs that are known by people of all ages and genders.
    • Example:「《西游记》在中国是家喻户晓的经典名著。」
      （Journey to the West (西游记) is a classic masterpiece that is known to every household in China.)
  • Public Policy & Information: Describes situations where government policies or important news are spread to ensure the entire population is informed.
    • Example:「政府通过各种媒体宣传，力求让这项新政策家喻户晓。」
      （The government is promoting the new policy through various media, striving to make it a household name.)
  • Brands & Products: Used for brands or products with extremely high market recognition.
    • Example:「经过多年的经营，这个品牌已经变得家喻户晓。」
      （After years of operation, this brand has already become widely known to everyone.)

Additional Examples:

  1. 这位歌手的名字在八十年代曾经家喻户晓。
    （This singer's name was a household name back in the 1980s.）
  2. 我们要把防火知识宣传得家喻户晓，以减少火灾事故。
    （To reduce fire accidents, we must ensure that fire safety knowledge is known by every family.）
  3. 虽然他在学术界很有名，但在普通大众中并非家喻户晓。
    （Although he is famous in academia, he is not exactly a household name among the general public.）
  4. 这部电视剧的热播，让剧中的小演员一夜之间家喻户晓。
    （With the massive success of this TV drama, the child actor in the show became a national celebrity overnight.）

4. Cultural Background and Notes

  • Origin and Evolution: Originally written as 家谕户晓 (jiā yù hù xiǎo), where 谕 (yù) meant 'to instruct.' It initially described the active effort of rulers to make laws understood by the common people. In modern usage, it has evolved into an adjective describing the state of being naturally and widely known.
  • Usage Scope: This is an extremely common idiom used in news, daily conversation, and formal writing. It is stronger than simply saying someone is 'famous' (有名), as it emphasizes that the recognition extends down to the level of ordinary families.

5. Similar and Opposite Idioms

6. Summary

家喻户晓 (jiā yù hù xiǎo) describes something that is 'known to every home and understood by every door.' It implies more than just being famous; it suggests a deep penetration into the public consciousness. It is a positive or neutral expression used for national stars, common knowledge, or widespread policies.

Idiom Essay

jiā yù hù xiǎo
家喻户晓
Known to Every Household
zài在zhè ge这个xìn xī信息bào zhà爆炸de的shí dài时代，yào要ràng让yí gè rén一个人chū míng出名，sì hū似乎bìng并bù nán不难。

In this era of information explosion, making someone famous doesn't seem difficult.

yě xǔ也许shì是yī zhāng一张zhào piān照片，yě xǔ也许shì是yí gè一个duǎn shì pín短视频，yī yè zhī jiān一夜之间，chéng qiān shàng wàn成千上万de的rén人dōu都néng能zài在shǒu jī手机shàng上kàn dào看到。

Perhaps it's a photo or a short video; overnight, thousands of people can see it on their phones.

dàn shì但是，zhè zhǒng这种rè nào热闹wǎng wǎng往往lái de来得kuài快，qù dé去得yě也kuài快。

However, this kind of buzz often comes quickly and fades just as fast.

zài在zhōng wén中文lǐ里，rú guǒ如果yào要xíng róng形容yī zhǒng一种gèng更shēn chén深沉、gèng更chí jiǔ持久de的zhī míng dù知名度，wǒ men我们huì会yòng用yí gè一个gèng更yǒu有wēn dù温度de的chéng yǔ成语，jiào叫“jiā yù hù xiǎo家喻户晓”。

In Chinese, to describe a deeper and more lasting fame, we use a warmer idiom called 家喻户晓.

zhè ge这个chéng yǔ成语fēi cháng非常yǒu有huà miàn画面gǎn感。

This idiom is very vivid.

“jiā家”hé和“hù户”，zhǐ指de的shì是měi每yí gè一个jiā tíng家庭、měi每yī shàn一扇mén门；“yù喻”hé和“xiǎo晓”，yì si意思shì是míng bái明白、zhī dào知道。

家 and 户 refer to every family and every door; 喻 and 晓 mean to understand and to know.

hé合qǐ lái起来kàn看，tā它de的yì si意思jiù shì就是：zhè这jiàn shì件事bù jǐn jǐn不仅仅shì是zài在wài miàn外面chǎo chǎo nào nào吵吵闹闹，ér shì而是yǐ jīng已经tuī kāi推开mén门，zǒu jìn走进le了měi每yí gè一个pǔ tōng rén普通人de的jiā lǐ家里，ràng让měi每yí gè rén一个人dōu都míng bái明白le了。

Taken together, it means that this matter is not just noise outside, but has pushed open the door and entered the home of every ordinary person, making it known to everyone.

wǒ men我们shén me shí hòu什么时候huì会yòng用“jiā yù hù xiǎo家喻户晓”ne呢？

When do we use 家喻户晓?

tōng cháng通常bú shì不是yòng lái用来xíng róng形容nà xiē那些shāo zòng jí shì稍纵即逝de的liú xíng流行huà tí话题。

It is usually not used to describe fleeting trending topics.

tā它gèng更duō多shì是yòng lái用来xíng róng形容nà xiē那些yǐ jīng已经chén diàn沉淀xià lái下来de的gù shì故事、rén wù人物huò zhě或者zuò pǐn作品。

It is more often used to describe stories, characters, or works that have stood the test of time.

bǐ rú比如zhōng guó中国de的《xī yóu jì西游记》lǐ里de的sūn wù kōng孙悟空。

For example, Sun Wukong from the Chinese classic Journey to the West.

bù guǎn不管shì是bā shí suì八十岁de的lǎo rén老人，hái shì还是wǔ suì五岁de的hái zi孩子，dà jiā大家dōu都zhī dào知道tā他。

Whether it is an eighty-year-old or a five-year-old child, everyone knows him.

bù不xū yào需要jiě shì解释tā他shì是shuí谁，yě也bù不xū yào需要jiè shào介绍tā他de的bèi jǐng背景。

There is no need to explain who he is or introduce his background.

zhǐ yào只要tí qǐ提起“sūn wù kōng孙悟空”sān gè三个zì字，dà jiā大家nǎo hǎi脑海lǐ里dōu都huì会fú xiàn浮现chū出nà ge那个ná拿zhe着jīn gū bàng金箍棒de的hóu zi猴子。

As long as the name Sun Wukong is mentioned, the image of the monkey holding the golden cudgel appears in everyone's mind.

zhè这jiù shì就是diǎn xíng典型de的“jiā yù hù xiǎo家喻户晓”。

This is a classic case of 家喻户晓.

yòu又bǐ rú比如yī shǒu一首liú chuán流传le了hěn很duō nián多年de的lǎo gē老歌，dāng当xuán lǜ旋律xiǎng qǐ响起shí时，shèn zhì甚至lián连lù biān路边de的rén人dōu都néng能gēn zhe跟着hēng chàng哼唱liǎng jù两句。

Another example is an old song that has been passed down for many years; when the melody plays, even people on the street can hum along.

zhè zhǒng这种shú xī熟悉gǎn感，jiù shì就是“jiā yù hù xiǎo家喻户晓”de的lì liàng力量。

This sense of familiarity is the power of 家喻户晓.

suǒ yǐ所以，zhè ge这个chéng yǔ成语miáo shù描述de的，bù jǐn jǐn不仅仅shì是“míng qì名气dà大”，ér shì而是yī zhǒng一种“shèn tòu lì渗透力”。

Therefore, what this idiom describes is not just being famous, but a kind of permeability.

tā它yì wèi zhe意味着zài在zhè ge这个wén huà文化huán jìng环境lǐ里，rén人yǔ与rén人zhī jiān之间yǒu有le了yī zhǒng一种gòng tóng共同de的mò qì默契。

It means that within this cultural environment, there is a common tacit understanding between people.

yīn wèi因为dà jiā大家dōu都zhī dào知道，suǒ yǐ所以wǒ men我们bù不xū yào需要duō多fèi kǒu shé费口舌qù去jiě shì解释。

Because everyone knows it, we don't need to waste words explaining.

xià cì下次，dāng当nǐ你fā xiàn发现yǒu有yí gè一个rén wù人物huò zhě或者yí gè一个gù shì故事，néng gòu能够kuà yuè跨越nián líng年龄，kuà yuè跨越zhí yè职业，ràng让zhōu wéi周围suǒ yǒu rén所有人dōu都jué de觉得qīn qiè亲切hé和shú xī熟悉shí时，nǐ你jiù就kě yǐ可以yòng用zhè ge这个cí词lái来xíng róng形容tā它：zhè这shì是yī jiàn一件“jiā yù hù xiǎo家喻户晓”de的shì qíng事情。

Next time, when you find a character or a story that can cross ages and professions, making everyone around feel close and familiar, you can use this term to describe it: this is something 家喻户晓.

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