to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
板板六十四板板六十四ban3 ban3 liu4 shi2 si4
unaccommodating; rigid
北宋四大部书北宋四大部書bei3 song4 si4 da4 bu4 shu1
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華
奔四奔四ben1 si4
to be pushing 40
不规则四边形不規則四邊形bu4 gui1 ze2 si4 bian1 xing2
irregular quadrilateral; trapezium
不三不四不三不四bu4 san1 bu4 si4
dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript
初唐四杰初唐四傑chu1 tang2 si4 jie2
the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang, namely Wang Bo 王勃, Yang Jiong 楊炯|杨炯, Lu Zhaolin 盧照鄰|卢照邻, and Luo Binwang 駱賓王|骆宾王
传播四方傳播四方chuan2 bo1 si4 fang1
to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
传三过四傳三過四chuan2 san1 guo4 si4
to spread rumors; to gossip
大四大四da4 si4
fourth-year university student
低三下四低三下四di1 san1 xia4 si4
servile
第四季第四季di4 si4 ji4
fourth quarter
第四纪第四紀di4 si4 ji4
fourth period; quaternary (geological period covering the recent ice ages over the last 180,000 years)
第四季度第四季度di4 si4 ji4 du4
fourth quarter (of financial year)
第四声第四聲di4 si4 sheng1
fourth tone in Mandarin; falling tone
第四台第四臺di4 si4 tai2
fourth channel; (in Taiwan) cable TV, FTV
颠三倒四顛三倒四dian1 san1 dao3 si4
confused; disorderly; incoherent
丢三落四丟三落四diu1 san1 la4 si4
forgetful; empty-headed
二十四节气二十四節氣er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5
the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods
二十四史二十四史er4 shi2 si4 shi3
the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century; fig. a long and complicated story
二十四孝二十四孝er4 shi2 si4 xiao4
the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty
放之四海而皆准放之四海而皆准fang4 zhi1 si4 hai3 er2 jie1 zhun3
appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable; a panacea
放之四海而皆准放之四海而皆準fang4 zhi1 si4 hai3 er2 jie1 zhun3
applicable anywhere (idiom)
飞沫四溅飛沫四濺fei1 mo4 si4 jian4
to spray in all directions
烽火四起烽火四起feng1 huo3 si4 qi3
the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
封四封四feng1 si4
back cover
烽烟四起烽煙四起feng1 yan1 si4 qi3
lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
干煸四季豆乾煸四季豆gan1 bian1 si4 ji4 dou4
fried beans, Sichuan style
勾三搭四勾三搭四gou1 san1 da1 si4
to make hanky-panky; to seduce women
股四头肌股四頭肌gu3 si4 tou2 ji1
quadriceps muscle group; thigh muscles
汉四郡漢四郡han4 si4 jun4
four Han commanderies in north Korea 108 BC-c. 300 AD
核四核四he2 si4
Fourth Nuclear Power Plant near New Taipei City 新北市, Taiwan; also called Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant
核四级共振核四級共振he2 si4 ji2 gong4 zhen4
nuclear quadrupole resonance (physics)
合四乙尺工合四乙尺工he2 si4 yi3 chi3 gong1
names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
横三竖四橫三豎四heng2 san1 shu4 si4
in disorder; in a tremendous mess
活力四射活力四射huo2 li4 si4 she4
dynamic; enthusiastic; energetic
家徒四壁家徒四壁jia1 tu2 si4 bi4
lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom); fig. very poor; wretched
江南四大才子江南四大才子jiang1 nan2 si4 da4 cai2 zi3
Four great southern talents of the Ming, namely: Tang Bohu 唐伯虎, Zhu Zhishan 祝枝山, Wen Zhengming 文徵明|文征明 and Xu Zhenqing 徐禎卿|徐祯卿
街坊四邻街坊四鄰jie1 fang5 si4 lin2
neighbors; the whole neighborhood
金砖四国金磚四國jin1 zhuan1 si4 guo2
Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC)
聚四氟乙烯聚四氟乙烯ju4 si4 fu2 yi3 xi1
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), trademarked as Teflon
狂三诈四狂三詐四kuang2 san1 zha4 si4
to deceive and swindle across the board (idiom)
狼烟四起狼煙四起lang2 yan1 si4 qi3
fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
礼拜四禮拜四li3 bai4 si4
Thursday
李四李四li3 si4
Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 張三|张三, 李四, 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry
李四光李四光li3 si4 guang1
Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration
连三并四連三併四lian2 san1 bing4 si4
one after the other; in succession (idiom)
六朝四大家六朝四大家liu4 chao2 si4 da4 jia1
Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴, Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之, Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微 and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇
六十四卦六十四卦liu4 shi2 si4 gua4
the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (I Ching or Yi Jing) 易經|易经
六十四位元六十四位元liu4 shi2 si4 wei4 yuan2
64-bit (computing)
六四六四liu4 si4
refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
六四事件六四事件liu4 si4 shi4 jian4
Tiananmen Incident of June 4, 1989
魅力四射魅力四射mei4 li4 si4 she4
glamorous; charming; seductive
名扬四海名揚四海ming2 yang2 si4 hai3
to become known far and wide (idiom); famous
目空四海目空四海mu4 kong1 si4 hai3
the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant; condescending; supercilious
廿四史廿四史nian4 si4 shi3
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions); same as 二十四史
披头四乐团披頭四樂團pi1 tou2 si4 yue4 tuan2
the Beatles
平行四边形平行四邊形ping2 xing2 si4 bian1 xing2
parallelogram
破四旧破四舊po4 si4 jiu4
Destroy the Four Olds (campaign of the Cultural Revolution)
七政四余七政四餘qi1 zheng4 si4 yu2
seven heavenly bodies and four imaginary stars (in astrology and fengshui)
三从四德三從四德san1 cong2 si4 de2
Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
三催四请三催四請san1 cui1 si4 qing3
to coax and plead
三朋四友三朋四友san1 peng2 si4 you3
friends; cronies
十四十四shi2 si4
fourteen; 14
十四行诗十四行詩shi2 si4 hang2 shi1
sonnet
说三道四說三道四shuo1 san1 dao4 si4
to make thoughtless remarks (idiom); to criticize; gossip
四壁萧然四壁蕭然si4 bi4 xiao1 ran2
four bare walls
四边四邊si4 bian1
four sides
四边形四邊形si4 bian1 xing2
quadrilateral
四部曲四部曲si4 bu4 qu3
tetralogy
四重奏四重奏si4 chong2 zou4
quartet (musical ensemble)
四处四處si4 chu4
all over the place; everywhere and all directions
四川四川si4 chuan1
Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都
四川大地震四川大地震si4 chuan1 da4 di4 zhen4
Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)
四川大学四川大學si4 chuan1 da4 xue2
Sichuan University
四川林鸮四川林鴞si4 chuan1 lin2 xiao1
(bird species of China) Sichuan wood owl (Strix davidi)
四川柳莺四川柳鶯si4 chuan1 liu3 ying1
(bird species of China) Sichuan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus forresti)
四川盆地四川盆地si4 chuan1 pen2 di4
Sichuan basin
四川日报四川日報si4 chuan1 ri4 bao4
Sichuan Daily
四川山鹧鸪四川山鷓鴣si4 chuan1 shan1 zhe4 gu1
(bird species of China) Sichuan partridge (Arborophila rufipectus)
四川省四川省si4 chuan1 sheng3
Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都
四川外国语大学四川外國語大學si4 chuan1 wai4 guo2 yu3 da4 xue2
Sichuan International Studies University (SISU)
四川旋木雀四川旋木雀si4 chuan1 xuan2 mu4 que4
(bird species of China) Sichuan treecreeper (Certhia tianquanensis)
四川雉鹑四川雉鶉si4 chuan1 zhi4 chun2
(bird species of China) buff-throated monal-partridge (Tetraophasis szechenyii)
四次四次si4 ci4
fourth; four times; quartic
四大四大si4 da4
the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism); the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放, 大辯論|大辩论, 大字報|大字报 (PRC)
四大发明四大發明si4 da4 fa1 ming2
the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder
四大佛教名山四大佛教名山si4 da4 fo2 jiao4 ming2 shan1
Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山|五台山 in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山|九华山 in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 in Zhejiang
四大皆空四大皆空si4 da4 jie1 kong1
lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom); this world is an illusion
四大美女四大美女si4 da4 mei3 nv3
Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环
四大名著四大名著si4 da4 ming2 zhu4
the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦, Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传, Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
四大盆地四大盆地si4 da4 pen2 di4
four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地
四大石窟四大石窟si4 da4 shi2 ku1
the four great caves, namely: Longmen Grottoes 龍門石窟|龙门石窟 at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang Caves 雲岡石窟|云冈石窟 at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao Caves 莫高窟 at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji Caves 麥積山石窟|麦积山石窟 at Tianshui, Gansu
四大天王四大天王si4 da4 tian1 wang2
the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra); the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha
四大须生四大鬚生si4 da4 xu1 sheng1
Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良|马连良, Tan Fuying 譚富英|谭富英, Yang Baosen 楊寶森|杨宝森, Xi Xiaobo 奚嘯伯|奚啸伯
四德四德si4 de2
four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends; the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in sp
四谛四諦si4 di4
the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道: all life is suffering 苦, the cause of suffering is desire 集, emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭, the way 道 to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道
四方四方si4 fang1
four-way; four-sided; in all directions; everywhere
四方步四方步si4 fang1 bu4
a slow march
四方脸四方臉si4 fang1 lian3
square-jawed face
四方帽四方帽si4 fang1 mao4
see 方帽
四方区四方區si4 fang1 qu1
Sifang district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
四方台四方臺si4 fang1 tai2
Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山, Heilongjiang
四方台区四方臺區si4 fang1 tai2 qu1
Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山, Heilongjiang
四分卫四分衛si4 fen1 wei4
quarterback (QB) (American football)
四分五裂四分五裂si4 fen1 wu3 lie4
all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization); complete lack of unity; to disintegrate; falling apart; to be at sixes and sevens
四分音符四分音符si4 fen1 yin1 fu2
crotchet (music)
四分之一四分之一si4 fen1 zhi1 yi1
one-quarter
四氟化硅四氟化硅si4 fu2 hua4 gui1
silicon tetrafluoride SiF4
四氟化铀四氟化鈾si4 fu2 hua4 you2
uranium tetrafluoride (UF4)
四个全面四個全面si4 ge5 quan2 mian4
Four Comprehensives (political guidelines announced by President Xi Jinping, 2015)
四个现代化四個現代化si4 ge5 xian4 dai4 hua4
Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology; abbr. to 四化
四更四更si4 geng1
fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)
四顾四顧si4 gu4
to look around
四国四國si4 guo2
Shikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan)
四国犬四國犬si4 guo2 quan3
Shikoku (dog)
四海皆准四海皆准si4 hai3 jie1 zhun3
appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable; a panacea
四海飘零四海飄零si4 hai3 piao1 ling2
drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
四海升平四海升平si4 hai3 sheng1 ping2
lit. all four oceans are peaceful; worldwide peace (idiom)
四海为家四海為家si4 hai3 wei2 jia1
to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom); to feel at home anywhere; to roam about unconstrained; to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
四海之内皆兄弟四海之內皆兄弟si4 hai3 zhi1 nei4 jie1 xiong1 di4
all men are brothers
四害四害si4 hai4
"the four pests", i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows; see also 打麻雀運動|打麻雀运动
四号电池四號電池si4 hao4 dian4 chi2
AAA battery (Tw); PRC equivalent: 七號電池|七号电池
四合院四合院si4 he2 yuan4
courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
四湖四湖si4 hu2
Si or Ssuhu township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
四胡四胡si4 hu2
sihu (or "khuurchir" in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture
四湖乡四湖鄉si4 hu2 xiang1
Si or Ssuhu township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县, Taiwan
四化四化si4 hua4
abbr. for 四個現代化|四个现代化, Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations
四环素四環素si4 huan2 su4
tetracycline
四会四會si4 hui4
Sihui county level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆, Guangdong
四会市四會市si4 hui4 shi4
Sihui county level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆, Guangdong
四级四級si4 ji2
grade 4; fourth class; category D
四级士官四級士官si4 ji2 shi4 guan1
sergeant first class
四季四季si4 ji4
four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
四季豆四季豆si4 ji4 dou4
green bean; French bean; runner bean
四季豆腐四季豆腐si4 ji4 dou4 fu5
four seasons beancurd
四季如春四季如春si4 ji4 ru2 chun1
four seasons like spring; favorable climate throughout the year
四溅四濺si4 jian4
(of droplets, sparks etc) to fly about in all directions; to splatter everywhere
四郊四郊si4 jiao1
suburb; outskirts (of town)
四角四角si4 jiao3
the four corners (of a rectangle); the eaves that the four corners of a building
四脚朝天四腳朝天si4 jiao3 chao2 tian1
four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
四角号码四角號碼si4 jiao3 hao4 ma3
four corner code (input method for Chinese characters)
四角裤四角褲si4 jiao3 ku4
boxer shorts
四脚蛇四腳蛇si4 jiao3 she2
lizard; common spoken equivalent of 蜥蜴
四角形四角形si4 jiao3 xing2
square; quadrilateral
四角柱体四角柱體si4 jiao3 zhu4 ti3
cuboid; rectangular prism (math.)
四近四近si4 jin4
nearby
四境四境si4 jing4
all the borders
四旧四舊si4 jiu4
the Four Olds (target of the Cultural Revolution)
四库四庫si4 ku4
the four book depositories, namely: classics 經|经, history 史, philosophy 子, belle-lettres 集
四库全书四庫全書si4 ku4 quan2 shu1
Siku Quanshu (collection of books compiled during Qing dynasty)
四邻四鄰si4 lin2
one's nearest neighbors
四邻八舍四鄰八捨si4 lin2 ba1 she4
the whole neighborhood
四灵四靈si4 ling2
four divinities; four divine emperors; four mythical creatures symbolic of propsperity and longevity, namely phoenix 鳳|凤, turtle 龜|龟, dragon 龍|龙, Chinese unicorn 麒麟; also 四象, the four division of the sky
四轮定位四輪定位si4 lun2 ding4 wei4
wheel alignment (automobile maintenance)
四轮马车四輪馬車si4 lun2 ma3 che1
chariot
四轮驱动四輪驅動si4 lun2 qu1 dong4
four-wheel drive
四氯化碳四氯化碳si4 lv4 hua4 tan4
carbon tatrachloride
四氯乙烯四氯乙烯si4 lv4 yi3 xi1
tetrachloroethylene
四门轿车四門轎車si4 men2 jiao4 che1
sedan (motor car)
四面四面si4 mian4
all sides
四面八方四面八方si4 mian4 ba1 fang1
in all directions; all around; far and near
四面楚歌四面楚歌si4 mian4 chu3 ge1
lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom); fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
四面体四面體si4 mian4 ti3
tetrahedron
四民四民si4 min2
"the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants
四旁四旁si4 pang2
nearby regions
四平四平si4 ping2
Siping prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
四平八稳四平八穩si4 ping2 ba1 wen3
everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
四平地区四平地區si4 ping2 di4 qu1
former Siping prefecture, Jilin
四平市四平市si4 ping2 shi4
Siping prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
四起四起si4 qi3
to spring up everywhere; from all around
四强四強si4 qiang2
semifinals
四清四清si4 qing1
the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66); abbr. for 四清運動|四清运动
四氢大麻酚四氫大麻酚si4 qing1 da4 ma2 fen1
Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC
四清运动四清運動si4 qing1 yun4 dong4
the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66), which aimed to cleanse the politics, economy, organization and ideology of the Communist Party
四驱车四驅車si4 qu1 che1
four-by-four (vehicle); 4x4
四人帮四人幫si4 ren2 bang1
Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青, Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋, Yao Wenyuan 姚文元, Wang Hongwen 王洪文, who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution
四日市四日市si4 ri4 shi4
Yokaichi City in Mi'e prefecture 三重縣|三重县, Japan
四日市市四日市市si4 ri4 shi4 shi4
Yokkaichi, Mie prefecture 三重縣|三重县, Japan
四散四散si4 san4
to disperse; to scatter in all directions
四散奔逃四散奔逃si4 san4 ben1 tao2
to scatter in all directions
四舍五入四捨五入si4 she3 wu3 ru4
to round up to the nearest integer; to discard four, but treat five as whole (of decimal points)
四射四射si4 she4
to radiate all around
四声四聲si4 sheng1
the four tones of classical Chinese phonetics, namely: level or even tone 平聲|平声, third tone 上聲|上声, fourth tone 去聲|去声, entering tone 入聲|入声; the four tones of modern standard Chinese pronunciation, namely: First or high level tone 陰平聲|阴平声, Second or rising
四声杜鹃四聲杜鵑si4 sheng1 du4 juan1
(bird species of China) Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)
四圣谛四聖諦si4 sheng4 di4
the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism); see also 四諦|四谛 and 苦集滅道|苦集灭道
四十四十si4 shi2
forty; 40
四时四時si4 shi2
the four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
四十二章经四十二章經si4 shi2 er4 zhang1 jing1
The Sutra in Forty-two Sections Spoken by the Buddha, the first Chinese Buddhist text, translated in 67 by Kasyapa-Matanga 迦葉摩騰 and Gobharana 竺法蘭 (Dharmaraksha)
四世同堂四世同堂si4 shi4 tong2 tang2
Four Generations Under One Roof, novel by Lao She 老舍
四世同堂四世同堂si4 shi4 tong2 tang2
four generations under one roof (idiom)
四书四書si4 shu1
Four Books, namely: the Great Learning 大學|大学, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 論語|论语, and Mencius 孟子
四碳糖四碳糖si4 tan4 tang2
tetrose (CH20)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms
never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
四条四條si4 tiao2
four of a kind; quads (poker)
四通八达四通八達si4 tong1 ba1 da2
roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
四头肌四頭肌si4 tou2 ji1
quadriceps muscle group; thigh muscles
四维四維si4 wei2
the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor; see 禮義廉恥|礼义廉耻; the four directions; the four limbs (Chinese medicine); four-dimensional
四围四圍si4 wei2
all around; on all sides; encircled
四维空间四維空間si4 wei2 kong1 jian1
four-dimensional space (math.)
四物汤四物湯si4 wu4 tang1
four-substance decoction (si wu tang), tonic formula used in Chinese medicine
四下四下si4 xia4
everywhere
四下里四下裡si4 xia4 li5
all around
四象四象si4 xiang4
four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿 of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙, White Tiger 白虎, Vermilion Bird 朱雀, Black Tortoise 玄武
四项基本原则四項基本原則si4 xiang4 ji1 ben3 yuan2 ze2
the Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平 in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CPC, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism
四小龙四小龍si4 xiao3 long2
Four Asian Tigers; East Asian Tigers; Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)
四旬节四旬節si4 xun2 jie2
First Sunday of Lent
四旬斋四旬齋si4 xun2 zhai1
Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)
四眼田鸡四眼田雞si4 yan3 tian2 ji1
four-eyes
四仰八叉四仰八叉si4 yang3 ba1 cha1
sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
四叶草四葉草si4 ye4 cao3
four-leaf clover
四一二四一二si4 yi1 er4
12th April; refers to Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the communists in Shanghai
四一二惨案四一二慘案si4 yi1 er4 can3 an4
the massacre of 12th Mar 1927; the Shanghai coup of 12th Mar 1927 by Chiang Kai-shek against the communists
counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai
四一二事变四一二事變si4 yi1 er4 shi4 bian4
the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists; called 反革命政变|反革命政變 or 慘案|惨案 in PRC literature
四乙基铅中毒四乙基鉛中毒si4 yi3 ji1 qian1 zhong1 du2
tetraethyl lead poisoning
四溢四溢si4 yi4
(of a perfume or a foul odor) permeating the whole place; (of grease etc) dripping everywhere; flowing all over the place
四元数四元數si4 yuan2 shu4
quaternion (math)
四月四月si4 yue4
April; fourth month (of the lunar year)
四月份四月份si4 yue4 fen4
April
四诊四診si4 zhen3
(TCM) the four methods of diagnosis, namely 望診|望诊 (observation), 聞診|闻诊 (auscultation and olfaction), 問診|问诊 (interrogation), 切診|切诊 (pulse feeling and palpation)
四肢四肢si4 zhi1
the four limbs of the body
四周四周si4 zhou1
all around
四子王四子王si4 zi3 wang2
Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布, Inner Mongolia
四子王旗四子王旗si4 zi3 wang2 qi2
Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布, Inner Mongolia
宋四大书宋四大書song4 si4 da4 shu1
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華
宋四家宋四家song4 si4 jia1
four famous Song calligraphers, namely: Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼, Huang Tingjian 黃庭堅|黄庭坚, Mi Fu 米芾 and Cai Xiang 蔡襄
唐初四大家唐初四大家tang2 chu1 si4 da4 jia1
Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang; refers to Yu Shi'nan 虞世南, Ouyang Xun 陽歐詢|欧阳询, Chu Suiliang 褚遂良 and Xue Ji 薛稷
Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔, 墨, 紙|纸 and 硯|砚; the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
五湖四海五湖四海wu3 hu2 si4 hai3
all parts of the country
五讲四美三热爱五講四美三熱愛wu3 jiang3 si4 mei3 san1 re4 ai4
the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)
五四五四wu3 si4
fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
五四爱国运动五四愛國運動wu3 si4 ai4 guo2 yun4 dong4
May Fourth Movement; Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
五四运动五四運動wu3 si4 yun4 dong4
May Fourth Movement; Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
新四军新四軍xin1 si4 jun1
New Fourth army of Republic of China, set up in 1937 and controlled by the communists