MEANING/意义
    皆
      
  • jiē
      
    sound for pinyin
      
      
    all; both; in all cases; each and every
    Type adverb/副词  
        
EXAMPLES/列句
  • 粒粒皆辛苦
      
      
    lì lì jiē xīn kǔ
      
    sound for pinyin
    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
      
      
    gǔ lái shèng xián jiē jì mò
      
    sound for pinyin
    (ancient poem)  Obscure are the sages and saints of yore. (“Drink Wine“, by Li Bai, a famous poet in Tang Dynasty) 
COMBINATIONS/组合
  • 皆可
      
    jiē kě
      
    sound for pinyin
    (formal)  both or all will do

  • 皆知
      
    jiē zhī
      
    sound for pinyin
    all know

  • 皆大欢喜
      
    jiē dà huān xǐ
      
    sound for pinyin
    everyone is happy; satisfaction of everybody concerned; as you like it (comedy by shakespeare) 

  • 比比皆是
      
    bǐ bǐ jiē shì
      
    sound for pinyin
    can be found everywhere

  • 有口皆碑
      
    yóu kǒu jiē bēi
      
    sound for pinyin
    win universal praise

  • 草木皆兵
      
    cǎo mù jiē bīng
      
    sound for pinyin
    every bush and tree looks like an enemy -- state of extreme nervousness

  • 面目皆非
      
    miàn mù jiē fēi
      
    sound for pinyin
    be changed beyond recognition

  • 啼笑皆非
      
    tí xiào jiē fēi
      
    sound for pinyin
    not to know whether to laugh or cry
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