四海皆准

Traditional form:

四海皆准

Pinyin (reading):

sìhǎijiēzhǔn

Definitions:

• appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
• a panacea

Characters:

• 四 - four
• 海 - sea, ocean; maritime
• 皆 - all, every, everybody
• 准 - standard, accurate; to permit, to approve, to allow

Traditional characters:

• 四 - four
• 海 - sea, ocean; maritime
• 皆 - all, every, everybody
• 准 - standard, accurate; to permit, to approve, to allow