通用

be accepted, pass as, be effective

t͡s ɨː j o̞ː

noun Rare #42,735

be accepted, pass as, be effective Often used in the pattern ～として通用する, meaning “to pass as” or “be accepted as.”

JA: このカードは店でも通用します。

EN: This card is accepted at the store too.

Even if Dad’s skills are good enough to make it nationwide, they won’t cut it on the world stage.

— ダンガルきっと、つよくなる (2016)

But my theory no longer holds up.

— オッペンハイマー (2023)

For many years, the painting passed as a genuine Rembrandt.

That won't cut it on the world stage.

— ダンガルきっと、つよくなる (2016)

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