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Chinese

應有盡有

/iŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
to have everything one needs; to be comprehensive; to be complete
  • 应有尽有
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Origin

The phrase 應有盡有 is composed of three characters: 應, 有, and 盡. According to the MOE Dictionary, it describes something that is very complete, meaning that everything that should be there is present.

Individual character components provide further detail. The character 應, meaning "should" or "ought to," contains the semantic component 心 (heart) and the phonetic component 䧹. The character 有, meaning "to have" or "to possess," includes the phonetic component 又 (again; once more) along with the semantic components 肉 (meat; flesh) and 月 (moon). Finally, 盡, meaning "to end," "to finish," or "to be exhausted," is formed with the components 聿 (the original form of 筆/writing brush), 灬 (bristles), and 皿 (dish; vessel).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

這個成語由「應」、「有」、「盡」三個字組成。「應」的意義成分為「心」（heart），聲音成分為「䧹」；「有」的意義成分包含「肉」（meat; flesh）與「月」（moon），聲音成分為「又」（again; once more）；「盡」則由「聿」（筆的原始形態）、「灬」（bristles）以及「皿」（dish; vessel）這些成分構成。

在字形結構上，「應」代表「應該」或「應當」；「有」表示「擁有」或「持有」；「盡」則表示「結束」、「完成」或「耗盡」。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese應 “should; ought to”
    • soundChinese䧹
    • meaningChinese心 “heart (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 c; 粒 mn)”
  • characterChinese有 “to have; to possess (when a subject is present)”
    • soundChinese又 “again; once more”
    • meaningChinese肉 “meat; flesh”
    • meaningChinese月 “moon (Classifier: 輪／轮 m)”
  • characterChinese盡 “to end; to finish; to be exhausted”
    • ideaChinese聿 “original form of 筆／笔 (bǐ, “writing brush; pencil”)”
    • ideaChinese灬 “bristles”
    • ideaChinese皿 “dish; vessel”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. to have everything one needs; to be comprehensive; to be complete

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 該有的都有。形容非常齊備。 例：百貨公司的貨色齊全，應有盡有。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0