放之四海而皆准 in English fang4 zhi1 si4 hai3 er2 jie1 zhun3 Meaning

Meanings

  • 放之四海而皆准
    • appropriate to any place and any time (idiomatic expression); universally applicable
    • a panacea
  • 放之四海而皆準
    • applicable anywhere (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

放 之 四 海 而 皆 准

Traditional Characters

放 之 四 海 而 皆 准 放 之 四 海 而 皆 準

Pinyin

fang4 zhi1 si4 hai3 er2 jie1 zhun3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

放fang4to put 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 四si4four 海hai3surname Hai 而er2and 皆jie1all 准zhun3to allow