MEANING/意义
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all，each and every，in all casesType adverb/副词
皆
EXAMPLES/列句
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粒粒皆辛苦
Each grain is the full of their hard work (verse in Tang Poem “Sympathy for the Peasants“，see 悯农)
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古来圣贤皆寂寞
(ancient poem) Obscure are the sages and saints of yore. (“Drink Wine“，by Li Bai，a famous poet in Tang Dynasty)
COMBINATIONS/组合
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皆可
(formal) both or all will do
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皆知
all know
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皆大欢喜
satisfaction of everybody concerned; As You Like It (comedy by Shakespeare)
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有口皆碑
win universal praise
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比比皆是
can be found everywhere
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草木皆兵
every bush and tree looks like an enemy -- state of extreme nervousness
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面目皆非
be changed beyond recognition
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啼笑皆非
not to know whether to laugh or cry
