放之四海皆准

Chinese

		to release; to free; to let go to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out	's; him/her/it; this	the four seas; the world; the whole world the four seas; the world; the whole world; generous; magnanimous	all; each and every; in all cases	to allow; to grant; to permit to allow; to grant; to permit; accurate; standard
trad. (放之四海皆准)		放	之	四海	皆	准
simp. #(放之四海皆准)		放	之	四海	皆	准

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fàngzhīsìhǎijiēzhǔn

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄤˋ ㄓ ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓㄨㄣˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fàngzhīsìhǎijiēzhǔn
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤˋ ㄓ ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓㄨㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fàngjhihsìhhǎijiejhǔn
    • Wade–Giles: fang⁴-chih¹-ssŭ⁴-hai³-chieh¹-chun³
    • Yale: fàng-jr̄-sz̀-hǎi-jyē-jwǔn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fanqjysyhhaejiejoen
    • Palladius: фанчжисыхайцзечжунь (fančžisyxajczečžunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ sz̩⁵¹ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Adjective

放之四海皆准

1. valid everywhere; universally applicable (of ideologies, principles, etc.)