膾炙人口

See also: 脍炙人口

Chinese

		minced fish or meat	broil	man; person; people	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuàizhìrénkǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kui² zek³ jan⁴ hau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: kuàizhìrénkǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄓˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuayjyhrenkoou
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kui² zek³ jan⁴ hau²
  - Yale: kúi jek yàhn háu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kui² dzek⁸ jan⁴ hau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: kui² zég³ yen⁴ heo²
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰuːy̯³⁵ t͡sɛːk̚³ jɐn²¹ hɐu̯³⁵/

Idiom

膾炙人口

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

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