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公诸于世 (gōng zhū yú shì) — to make known to the world; to reveal to the public

Definition

Set chengyu meaning 'to make public / reveal to the world' — used for formally exposing a secret, finding, or major decision. Stronger than 公开 and more literary.

idiom
to make known to the worldto reveal to the public

Examples

  • 公诸于世。
    Zhè ge mì mì zhōng yú gōng zhū yú shì le.
    This secret was finally made known to the world.
  • 公诸于世。
    Kē xué jiā jué dìng jiāng yán jiū jié guǒ gōng zhū yú shì.
    The scientists decided to reveal their research findings to the world.
  • 公诸于世。
    Xīn zhèng cè de nèi róng jí jiāng gōng zhū yú shì.
    The content of the new policy will soon be made known to the public.

Origin

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

One theory sees 公 as a picture of a wide-mouthed, round-bottomed jar.

Open 公 →

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 諸; 诸 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
者
者zhě諸zhū
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The form 諸 pairs 言 (speech) with 者; 者 gives the sound.

Open 诸 →

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

  • 一一yīflat stream of air
  • 丂丂kǎoto exhale

The old shape of 于 may have pictured an ancient wind instrument. Another explanation reads 一 as a flat stream of air and 丂 as an exhaling mark.

Open 于 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 世 →
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