MEANING/意义
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) -
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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皆知
all know -
皆可
(formal) both or all will do -
皆大欢喜
satisfaction of everybody concerned; As You Like It (comedy by Shakespeare) -
有口皆碑
win universal praise -
比比皆是
can be found everywhere -
草木皆兵
every bush and tree looks like an enemy -- state of extreme nervousness -
啼笑皆非
not to know whether to laugh or cry -
妇孺皆知
well-known,understood by everyone