Dictionary - results for 四大

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
四大	四大	sìdà	- 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[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論\|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報\|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)
四大名著	四大名著	sìdàmíngzhù	- the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢\|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義\|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳\|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記\|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
四大天王	四大天王	sìdàtiānwáng	- the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra) - the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha
四大发明	四大發明	sìdàfāmíng	- the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder
四大皆空	四大皆空	sìdàjiēkōng	- lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom) - this world is an illusion
四大盆地	四大盆地	sìdàpéndì	- 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	sìdàshíkū	- 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
四大美女	四大美女	sìdàměinǚ	- 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]
四大须生	四大鬚生	sìdàxūshēng	- 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
宋四大书	宋四大書	Sòngsìdàshū	- 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
元曲四大家	元曲四大家	Yuánqǔsìdàjiā	- 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]
六朝四大家	六朝四大家	liùcháosìdàjiā	- 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
唐初四大家	唐初四大家	TángchūSìDàjiā	- 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]
杂剧四大家	雜劇四大家	zájùsìdàjiā	- 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]
北宋四大部书	北宋四大部書	BěiSòngsìdàbùshū	- 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
四大佛教名山	四大佛教名山	SìdàFójiàoMíngshān	- 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
江南四大才子	江南四大才子	Jiāngnánsìdàcáizǐ	- 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