应有尽有 (yīng yǒu jìn yǒu) — to have everything one could want or need; to have all that is necessary; a complete assortment

Definition

Idiom meaning 'everything one could want is available'. Nearly interchangeable with 一应俱全, but 应有尽有 is more colloquial while 一应俱全 leans formal/written.

phrase
to have everything one could want or needto have all that is necessarya complete assortment

Examples

  • 应有尽有,。
    Zhè jiā chāo shì de shāng pǐn yīng yǒu jìn yǒu, cóng shí pǐn dào rì yòng pǐn dōu hěn qí quán.
    This supermarket has everything — from food to daily necessities, it's all well-stocked.
  • 应有尽有,。
    Tā de shū fáng lǐ shū jí yīng yǒu jìn yǒu, gè zhǒng zhuān yè shū hé xiǎo shuō dōu yǒu.
    His study has every book you could think of — both professional books and novels.
  • 应有尽有,。
    Zhè ge wǎng zhàn de zī yuán yīng yǒu jìn yǒu, xué xí zī liào hé gōng jù dōu hěn fēng fù.
    This website has all the resources you need — learning materials and tools are abundant.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 應; 应 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
心心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
䧹
䧹䧹應yìng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 應 pairs 心 (heart) with 䧹 as a sound part; the simplified 应 is a later shorthand and its parts are not the original components.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
肉肉ròumeat
Sound part声符shēngfú
又
又yòu有yǒu
Same sound today

The form 有 combines 又, used for its sound, with a shape from 肉, 'meat'; the hand-holding-meat story is a folk explanation, not shown in the oldest shape.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 盡; 尽 is its simplified writing.

  • 聿聿yùhand holding a brush
  • 灬灬huǒbristles
  • 皿皿mǐndish

The traditional form 盡 shows 聿 (hand holding a brush) and 灬 (bristles) over 皿 (dish), cleaning a dish until it is empty. The simplified 尽 is a shorthand, not those historical parts.

Open 尽 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
肉肉ròumeat
Sound part声符shēngfú
又
又yòu有yǒu
Same sound today

The form 有 combines 又, used for its sound, with a shape from 肉, 'meat'; the hand-holding-meat story is a folk explanation, not shown in the oldest shape.

Open 有 →

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