公认

公认	gōng rèn	publicly known (to be) / accepted (as)
公	gōng	public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)
认	rèn	to recognize / to know / to admit