Chinese word

家家户户

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiā jiā hù hù

Meaning

  • idiomevery household

Example

家家户户都有电灯。jiā jiā hù hù dōu yǒu diàn dēng

Every household has electric lights.

Illustration for 家家户户 (every household)

More examples

家家户户都贴上了春联。jiā jiā hù hù dōu tiē shàng le chūn lián

Every household has put up Spring Festival couplets.

Core concept

A whole community seen one dwelling at a time, with the same condition reaching every home.

Common phrases

  • 家家户户都jiā jiā hù hù dōu

    every household

  • 家家户户都有jiā jiā hù hù dōu yǒu

    every household has

  • 家家户户知道jiā jiā hù hù zhī dào

    every household knows

Similar words

家喻户晓jiā yù hù xiǎo: Known in every household and familiar to people throughout the community.
举目皆是jǔ mù jiē shì: Seen in abundance wherever one looks, with the same kind of thing appearing all around.
街头巷尾jiē tóu xiàng wěi: Spread through streets and lanes, with the same news or activity reaching all around town.

Definition in Chinese

用于指代每一户人家，表示某事在每个家庭中普遍存在，多作状语使用。yòng yú zhǐ dài měi yí hù rén jiā biǎo shì mǒu shì zài měi gè jiā tíng zhōng pǔ biàn cún zài duō zuò zhuàng yǔ shǐ yòng

Word origin

The idiom is formed by repeating 家 (jiā, "home") + 户 (hù, "household"), using two related words for a home to emphasize complete coverage.

Usage tips

  • This idiom commonly opens a sentence and sets the scene for something happening throughout a neighborhood or community.

Opposites

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