膾炙人口

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See also: 脍炙人口

Chinese

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thinly sliced meat and roasted meat; to be appreciated and praised population; number of people in a family
trad. (膾炙人口) 膾炙 人口
simp. (脍炙人口) 脍炙 人口
Literally: “thinly sliced, roasted meat in the people's mouths”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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膾炙人口

  1. universally appreciated (especially of literary works); liked by many; appealing to the masses; on everyone's lips

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (膾炙人口):
  • Vietnamese: quái chá nhân khẩu (膾炙人口)