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SimplifiedTraditionalPinyinEnglish
- four
- 4
shèng- four horse military chariot (archaic)
- four (archaic)
- generic term for history books
- four (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
- unrestrained
- wanton
- (literary) shop
- four seasons, namely: spring , summer , autumn and winter
- four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety to one's parents, respect to one's older brother, loyalty to one's monarch, faith to one's male friends
- the four Confucian virtues for women of morality , physical charm , propriety in speech and efficiency in needlework
shū- 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
- fourth
- four times
- quartic
xiàng- four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙[Qing1 long2], White Tiger 白虎[Bai2 hu3], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[Zhu1 que4], Black Tortoise 玄武[Xuan2 wu3]
biān- four sides
líng- four divinities
- four divine emperors
- four mythical creatures symbolic of propsperity and longevity, namely phoenix |[feng4], turtle |[gui1], dragon |[long2], Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qi2 lin2]
- also 四象[si4 xiang4], the four division of the sky
chūnqiū- spring and autumn
- four seasons
- year
- a person's age
- annals (used in book titles)
JiāngQīng- Jiang Qing (1914-1991), Mao Zedong's fourth wife and leader of the Gang of Four
Xiǎolóng- Four Asian Tigers
- East Asian Tigers
- Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)
YáoWényuán- Yao Wenyuan (1931-2005), one of the Gang of Four
Sòngjiā- four famous Song calligraphers, namely: Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Su1 Shi4], Huang Tingjian 黃庭堅|黄庭坚[Huang2 Ting2 jian1], Mi Fu 米芾[Mi3 Fu2] and Cai Xiang 蔡襄[Cai4 Xiang1]
ZhāngChūnqiáo- Zhang Chunqiao (1917-2005), one of the Gang of Four
Hànjùn- four Han commanderies in north Korea 108 BC-c. 300 AD
WángHóngwén- Wang Hongwen (1935-1992), one of the Gang of Four
zhīzhě- four common characters of classical Chinese (idiom); fig. semi-incomprehensible talk
- double Dutch
- all Greek to me
jiājiǎnchéngchú- four rules of arithmetic
- addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
āi- four types of human emotions, namely: happiness 歡喜|欢喜[huan1 xi3], anger 憤怒|愤怒[fen4 nu4], sorrow 悲哀[bei1 ai1] and joy 快樂|快乐[kuai4 le4]
ShìTóngtáng- Four Generations Under One Roof, novel by Lao She 老舍[Lao3 She3]
shìtóngtáng- four generations under one roof (idiom)
geQuánmiàn- Four Comprehensives (political guidelines announced by President Xi Jinping, 2005)
xiāorán- four bare walls
pén- 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
shí- Four great caves, namely: Longmen grottoes 龍門石窟|龙门石窟[Long2 men2 shi2 ku1] at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang caves 雲岡石窟|云冈石窟[Yun2 gang1 shi2 ku1] at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao caves 莫高窟[Mo4 gao1 ku1] at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji caves 麥積山石窟|麦积山石窟[Mai4 ji1 shan1 shi2 ku1] at Tianshui, Gansu
měi- Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1], Wang Zhaojun 王昭君[Wang2 Zhao1 jun1], Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉[Diao1 Chan2] and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[Yang2 Yu4 huan2]
shēng- 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
chūn- four seasons like spring
- favorable climate throughout the year
dòufu- four seasons beancurd
wéishíkōng- four dimensional space-time (in relativity)
wéikōngjiān- four dimensional space (math.)
jiǎocháotiān- four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
jiǎohào- four corner code (input method for Chinese characters)
Sòngshū- 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|文苑英华
wénfángbǎo- Four Treasures of the Study, namely |[bi3], [mo4], |[zhi3] and |[yan4]
- the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
Yuánjiā- Four great Yuan dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guan1 Han4 qing1], Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖[Zheng4 Guang1 zu3], Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远[Ma3 Zhi4 yuan3] and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴[Bai2 Pu3]
liùcháojiā- 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
Tángchūjiā- Four Great Poets of early Tang
- refers to Yu Shi'nan 虞世南[Yu2 Shi4 nan2], Ouyang Xun 陽歐詢|欧阳询[Ou1 yang2 Xun2], Chu Suiliang 楮遂良[Chu3 Sui4 liang2] and Xue Ji 薛稷[Xue1 Ji4]
jiā- Four great Yuan dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guan1 Han4 qing1], Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖[Zheng4 Guang1 zu3], Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远[Ma3 Zhi4 yuan3] and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴[Bai2 Pu3]
BěiSòngshū- 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|文苑英华
jiàoMíngshān- 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
Jiāngnáncái- 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
Zhāngsān,,Wáng,Zhàoliù- four proverbial names
- Tom, Dick and Harry

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