四 sei³ {sì}

(slang) labourer

四 sei³ {sì}

1. four
2. 4

四便 sei³ bin⁶ {sì biàn}

surrounding

四出 sei³ ceot¹ {sì chū}

going around; going out to everywhere

四千 sei³ cin¹ {sì qiān}

four thousand

四方 sei³ fong¹ kwaak¹ {Sì fāng kè}

four-sided frame, square

四哥 sei³ go¹ {sì gē}

1. fourth elder brother 2. nickname for Patrick Tse, a Hong Kong actor

四海 sei³ hoi² {sì hai}

four seas

四項〔-项〕 sei³ hong⁶ {sì xiàng}

four items; four categories

四邑 sei³ jap¹ {sì yì}

collective name for counties of Xinhui, Taishan, Kaiping, Enping and city of Jiangmen

四日 sei³ jat⁶ {sì rì}

four days; forth [date]

四野 sei³ je⁵ {sì yě}

around the proximity or visibility

四年 sei³ nin⁴ {sì nián}

four years

四條〔-条〕 sei³ tiu⁴ {Sì Tiáo}

four (amount); four poker cards of the same number but different suits

四仔 sei³ zai² {sì zǐ}

adult's videos; pornography

四則〔-则〕 sei³ zak¹ {sì zé}

four rules, 四則運算 is the elementary arithmetic

四週〔-周〕 sei³ zau¹ {sì zhōu}

around; surroundings

四正 si³ zeng³ {sì zhèng}

tidy or neat (normally to describe a house that is neat or a person's hand-writing that is neat); upright and proper

四邊〔-边〕 sei³ bin¹ {sì biān}

four sides

四診〔-诊〕 sei³ can² {sì zhěn}

(TCM) the four methods of diagnosis, namely 望診 (observation), 聞診 (auscultation and olfaction), 問診 (interrogation), 切診 (pulse feeling and palpation)

四次 sei³ ci³ {sì cì}

1. fourth
2. four times
3. quartic

四清 sei³ cing¹ {Sì qīng}

1. the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66)
2. abbr. for 四清運動

四處〔-处〕 sei³ cyu³ {sì chù}

1. all over the place
2. everywhere and all directions

四川 sei³ cyun¹ {Sì chuān}

Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都

四大 sei³ daai⁶ {sì dà}

1. the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)
2. the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放, 大辯論, 大字報 (PRC)

四諦〔-谛〕 sei³ dai³ {sì dì}

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, the way 道 to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道

四德 sei³ dak¹ {sì dé}

1. 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
2. the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功

四化 sei³ faa³ {sì huà}

abbr. for 四個現代化, Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations

四方 sei³ fong¹ {sì fāng}

1. four-way
2. four-sided
3. in all directions
4. everywhere

四庫〔-库〕 sei³ fu³ {sì kù}

the four book depositories, namely: classics 經, history 史, philosophy 子, belle-lettres 集

四更 sei³ gaang¹ {sì gēng}

fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)

四郊 sei³ gaau¹ {sì jiāo}

1. suburb
2. outskirts (of town)

四近 sei³ gan⁶ {sì jìn}

nearby

四舊〔-旧〕 sei³ gau⁶ {sì jiù}

the Four Olds (target of the Cultural Revolution)

四境 sei³ ging² {sì jìng}

all the borders

四角 sei³ gok³ {sì jiǎo}

1. the four corners (of a rectangle)
2. the eaves that the four corners of a building

四顧〔-顾〕 sei³ gu³ {sì gù}

to look around

四季 sei³ gwai³ {sì jì}

four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬

四國〔-国〕 sei³ gwok³ {Sì guó}

Shikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan)

四下 sei³ haa⁶ {sì xià}

everywhere

四起 sei³ hei² {sì qǐ}

1. to spring up everywhere
2. from all around

四害 sei³ hoi⁶ {sì hài}

1. "the four pests", i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
2. see also 打麻雀運動

四月 sei³ jyut⁶ {Sì yuè}

1. April
2. fourth month (of the lunar year)

四級〔-级〕 sei³ kap¹ {sì jí}

1. grade 4
2. fourth class
3. category D

四強〔-强〕 sei³ koeng⁴ {sì qiáng}

semifinals

四鄰〔-邻〕 sei³ leon⁴ {sì lín}

one's nearest neighbors

四靈〔-灵〕 sei³ ling⁴ {sì líng}

1. four divinities
2. four divine emperors
3. four mythical creatures symbolic of propsperity and longevity, namely phoenix 鳳, turtle 龜, dragon 龍, Chinese unicorn 麒麟
4. also 四象, the four division of the sky

四民 sei³ man⁴ {sì mín}

"the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants

四面 sei³ min⁶ {sì miàn}

all sides

四平 sei³ ping⁴ {Sì píng}

Siping prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

四旁 sei³ pong⁴ {sì páng}

nearby regions

四散 sei³ saan³ {sì sàn}

1. to disperse
2. to scatter in all directions

四十 sei³ sap⁶ {sì shí}

1. forty
2. 40

四射 sei³ se⁶ {sì shè}

to radiate all around

四時〔-时〕 sei³ si⁴ {sì shí}

the four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬

四聲〔-声〕 sei³ sing¹ {sì shēng}

1. the four tones of classical Chinese phonetics, namely: level or even tone 平聲, third tone 上聲, fourth tone 去聲, entering tone 入聲
2. the four tones of modern standard Chinese pronunciation, namely: First or high level tone 陰平聲, Second or rising tone 陽平聲, Third or low-falling-raising tone 上聲, Fourth or falling tone 去聲

四書〔-书〕 sei³ syu¹ {Sì shū}

Four Books, namely: the Great Learning 大學, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 論語, and Mencius 孟子

四體〔-体〕 sei³ tai² {sì tǐ}

1. one's four limbs
2. two arms and two legs

四圍〔-围〕 sei³ wai⁴ {sì wéi}

1. all around
2. on all sides
3. encircled

四維〔-维〕 sei³ wai⁴ {sì wéi}

1. the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor
2. see 禮義廉恥
3. the four directions
4. the four limbs (Chinese medicine)
5. four-dimensional

四湖 sei³ wu⁴ {Sì hú}

Si or Ssuhu township in Yunlin county 雲林縣, Taiwan

四胡 sei³ wu⁴ {sì hú}

sihu (or "khuurchir" in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture

四會〔-会〕 sei³ wui⁶ {Sì huì}

Sihui county level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶, Guangdong

四周 sei³ zau¹ {sì zhōu}

all around

四肢 sei³ zi¹ {sì zhī}

the four limbs of the body

四濺〔-溅〕 sei³ zin³ {sì jiàn}

(foam flying) in all directions

四象 sei³ zoeng⁶ {sì xiàng}

four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿 of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍, White Tiger 白虎, Vermilion Bird 朱雀, Black Tortoise 玄武

四暗刻 sei³ am³ kaan⁵ {sì àn kè}

Four concealed triplets

四不像 sei³ bat¹ zoeng⁶ {sì bù xiàng}

Elaphurus davidianus

四重唱 sei³ cung⁴ coeng³ {sì chóng chàng}

Vocal quartet

四塊半〔-块-〕 sei³ faai³ bun³ {sì kuài bàn}

a coffin

四方形 sei³ fong¹ jing⁴ {sì fāng xíng}

square (shape)

四方緙〔--缂〕 sei³ fong¹ kwaak¹ {sì fāng kè}

four-sided frame, square

四方木 sei³ fong¹ muk⁶ {sì fāng mù}

a slacker; those who doesn't know how to adapt to changing circumstances and are set in their ways (literally: a squared wood); describes someone who is very passive

四方竹 sei³ fong¹ zuk¹ {sì fāng zhú}

a kind of bamboo

四九仔 sei³ gau² zai² {sì jiǔ zǐ}

49er, which means an ordinary member in Triad

四個字〔-个-〕 sei³ go³ zi⁶ {sì gè zì}

1. four words or characters 2. twenty minutes

四季桔 sei³ gwai³ gat¹ {sì jì jú}

clementine (fruit)

四眼狗 sei³ ngaan⁵ gau² {sì yǎn gǒu}

an insulting phrase to address people who wear glasses; dogs, such as Rottweiler, Doberman

四眼佬 sei³ ngaan⁵ lou² {sì yǎn lǎo}

(noun) a man who wears glasses

四眼妹 sei³ ngaan⁵ mui¹ {sì yǎn mèi}

girl who wear glasses

四眼婆 sei³ ngaan⁵ po⁴ {sì yǎn pó}

old lady wearing glasses (slang)

四眼仔 sei³ ngaan⁵ zai² {sì yǎn zǐ}

male wearing glasses (slang)

四十七 sei³ sap⁶ cat¹ {sì shí qī}

forty seven

四十四 sei³ sap⁶ sei³ {sì shí sì}

forty four

四星級〔--级〕 sei³ sing¹ kap¹ {sì xīng jí}

Four-stars

四圍貢〔-围贡〕 sei³ wai⁴ gung³ {sì wéi gòng}

loiter aruond, hang around

四周圍〔--围〕 sei³ zau¹ wai⁴ {sì zhōu wéi}

everywhere; all around; surrounding

四邊形〔-边-〕 sei³ bin¹ jing⁴ {sì biān xíng}

quadrilateral

四部曲 sei³ bou⁶ kuk¹ {sì bù qǔ}

tetralogy

四旬齋〔--斋〕 sei³ ceon⁴ zaai¹ {sì xún zhāi}

Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)

四旬節〔--节〕 sei³ ceon⁴ zit³ {sì xún jié}

First Sunday of Lent

四重奏 sei³ cung⁴ zau³ {sì chóng zòu}

quartet (musical ensemble)

四川省 sei³ cyun¹ saang² {Sì chuān Shěng}

Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都

四分衛〔--卫〕 sei³ fan¹ wai⁶ {sì fēn wèi}

quarterback (QB) (American football)

四方步 sei³ fong¹ bou⁶ {sì fāng bù}

a slow march

四方區〔--区〕 sei³ fong¹ keoi¹ {Sì fāng qū}

Sifang district of Qingdao city 青島市, Shandong

四方臉〔--脸〕 sei³ fong¹ lim⁵ {sì fāng liǎn}

square-jawed face

四方臺〔--台〕 sei³ fong¹ toi⁴ {Sì fāng tái}

Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山, Heilongjiang

四腳蛇〔-脚-〕 sei³ goek³ se⁴ {sì jiǎo shé}

1. lizard
2. common spoken equivalent of 蜥蜴

四角褲〔--裤〕 sei³ gok³ fu³ {sì jiǎo kù}

boxer shorts

四角形 sei³ gok³ jing⁴ {sì jiǎo xíng}

1. square
2. quadrilateral

四季豆 sei³ gwai³ dau² {sì jì dòu}

1. green bean
2. French bean
3. runner bean

四國犬〔-国-〕 sei³ gwok³ hyun² {sì guó quǎn}

Shikoku (dog)

四下裡〔--里〕 sei³ haa⁶ leoi⁵ {sì xià li}

all around

四合院 sei³ hap⁶ jyun² {sì hé yuàn}

courtyard house (type of Chinese residence)

四人幫〔--帮〕 sei³ jan⁴ bong¹ {sì rén bāng}

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

四一二 sei³ jat¹ ji⁶ {sì yī èr}

1. 12th April
2. refers to Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the communists in Shanghai

四日市 sei³ jat⁶ si⁵ {Sì rì shì}

Yokaichi City in Mi'e prefecture 三重縣, Japan

四葉草〔-叶-〕 sei³ jip⁶ cou² {sì yè cǎo}

four-leaf clover

四元數〔--数〕 sei³ jyun⁴ sou³ {sì yuán shù}

quaternion (math)

四月份 sei³ jyut⁶ fan⁶ {sì yuè fèn}

April

四驅車〔-驱车〕 sei³ keoi¹ ce¹ {sì qū chē}

1. four-by-four (vehicle)
2. 4x4

四物湯〔--汤〕 sei³ mat⁶ tong¹ {sì wù tāng}

four-substance decoction (si wu tang), tonic formula used in Chinese medicine

四面體〔--体〕 sei³ min⁶ tai² {sì miàn tǐ}

tetrahedron

四平市 sei³ ping⁴ si⁵ {Sì píng shì}

Siping prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China

四聖諦〔-圣谛〕 sei³ sing³ dai³ {sì shèng dì}

1. the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)
2. see also 四諦 and 苦集滅道

四小龍〔--龙〕 sei³ siu² lung⁴ {Sì Xiǎo lóng}

1. Four Asian Tigers
2. East Asian Tigers
3. Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)

四碳糖 sei³ taan³ tong⁴ {sì tàn táng}

tetrose (CH20)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms

四頭肌〔-头-〕 sei³ tau⁴ gei¹ {sì tóu jī}

1. quadriceps muscle group
2. thigh muscles

四環素〔-环-〕 sei³ waan⁴ sou³ {sì huán sù}

tetracycline

四湖鄉〔--乡〕 sei³ wu⁴ hoeng¹ {Sì hú xiāng}

Si or Ssuhu township in Yunlin county 雲林縣, Taiwan

四會市〔-会-〕 sei³ wui⁶ si⁵ {Sì huì shì}

Sihui county level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶, Guangdong

四子王 sei³ zi² wong⁴ {Sì zǐ wáng}

Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布, Inner Mongolia

四邊四便〔-边--〕 sei³ bin¹ sei³ bin⁶ {sì biān sì biàn}

four sides

四分五散 sei³ fan¹ ng⁵ saan³ {sì fēn wǔ sàn}

dismantled; split into parts

四方八面 sei³ fong¹ baat³ min⁶ {sì fāng bā miàn}

from all around, from all sides, from everywhere

四方辮頂〔--辫顶〕 sei³ fong¹ bin¹ deng² {sì fāng biàn dǐng}

refers to a man who offers all his money to court a lady, but does not get any favor in return

四腳爬爬〔-脚--〕 sei³ goek³ paa⁴ paa⁴ {sì jiǎo pá pá}

one who is crawling on the floor using both hands and feet

四季酒店 sei³ gwai³ zau² dim³ {sì jì jiǔ diàn}

Four Seasons Hotel

四海一家 sei³ hoi² jat¹ gaa¹ {sì hǎi yī jiā}

home everywhere, it means the world is united

四海流浪 sei³ hoi² lau⁴ long⁶ {sì hai liú làng}

Fourway Rangers; rove everywhere

四五行動〔---动〕 sei³ ng⁵ hang⁴ dung⁶ {sì wǔ xíng dòng}

April 5th Action, a socialist political organisation in Hong Kong

四平八正 sei³ ping⁴ baat³ zing³ {sì píng bā zhèng}

neat, tidy; proper

四十年代 sei³ sap⁶ nin⁴ doi⁶ {sì shí nián dài}

during the 40s (era)

四四六六 sei³ sei³ luk⁶ luk⁶ {sì sì liù liù}

appropriately, justly; a suitable consensus

四書五經〔-书-经〕 sei³ syu¹ ng⁵ ging¹ {Sì shū Wǔ jīng}

the Four books and Five classics

四肢無力〔--无-〕 sei³ zi¹ mou⁴ lik⁶ {sì zhī wú lì}

four limbs having no strength, it means the whole body is weak

四壁蕭然〔--萧-〕 sei³ bik¹ siu¹ jin⁴ {sì bì xiāo rán}

four bare walls

四清運動〔--运动〕 sei³ cing¹ wan⁶ dung⁶ {Sì qīng Yùn dòng}

the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66), which aimed to cleanse the politics, economy, organization and ideology of the Communist Party

四川大學〔---学〕 sei³ cyun¹ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Sì chuān Dà xué}

Sichuan University

四川日報〔---报〕 sei³ cyun¹ jat⁶ bou³ {Sì chuān Rì bào}

Sichuan Daily

四川林鴞〔---鸮〕 sei³ cyun¹ lam⁴ hiu¹ {Sì chuān lín xiāo}

(Chinese bird species) Sichuan wood owl (Strix davidi)

四川柳鶯〔---莺〕 sei³ cyun¹ lau⁵ ang¹ {Sì chuān liǔ yīng}

(Chinese bird species) Sichuan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus forresti)

四川盆地 sei³ cyun¹ pun⁴ dei⁶ {Sì chuān pén dì}

Sichuan basin

四川雉鶉〔---鹑〕 sei³ cyun¹ zi⁶ ceon¹ {Sì chuān zhì chún}

(Chinese bird species) buff-throated monal-partridge (Tetraophasis szechenyii)

四大發明〔--发-〕 sei³ daai⁶ faat³ ming⁴ {sì dà fā míng}

the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder

四大皆空 sei³ daai⁶ gaai¹ hung¹ {sì dà jiē kōng}

1. lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
2. this world is an illusion

四大美女 sei³ daai⁶ mei⁵ neoi⁵ {sì dà měi nǚ}

Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環

四大名著 sei³ daai⁶ ming⁴ zyu³ {sì dà míng zhù}

the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢, Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義, Water Margin 水滸傳, Journey to the West 西遊記

四大盆地 sei³ daai⁶ pun⁴ dei⁶ {sì dà pén dì}

four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地

四大石窟 sei³ daai⁶ sek⁶ fat¹ {sì dà shí kū}

Four great caves, namely: Longmen grottoes 龍門石窟 at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang caves 雲岡石窟 at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao caves 莫高窟 at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji caves 麥積山石窟 at Tianshui, Gansu

四大鬚生〔--须-〕 sei³ daai⁶ sou¹ sang¹ {sì dà xū shēng}

Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良, Tan Fuying 譚富英, Yang Baosen 楊寶森, Xi Xiaobo 奚嘯伯

四大天王 sei³ daai⁶ tin¹ wong⁴ {sì dà tiān wáng}

1. the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra)
2. the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha

四分音符 sei³ fan¹ jam¹ fu⁴ {sì fēn yīn fú}

crotchet (music)

四分五裂 sei³ fan¹ ng⁵ lit⁶ {sì fēn wǔ liè}

1. all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
2. complete lack of unity
3. to disintegrate
4. falling apart
5. to be at sixes and sevens

四分之一 sei³ fan⁶ zi¹ jat¹ {sì fēn zhī yī}

one-quarter

四氟化硅 sei³ fat¹ faa³ gwai¹ {sì fú huà guī}

silicon tetrafluoride SiF4

四氟化鈾〔---铀〕 sei³ fat¹ faa³ jau⁴ {sì fú huà yóu}

uranium tetrafluoride (UF4)

四方臺區〔--台区〕 sei³ fong¹ toi⁴ keoi¹ {Sì fāng tái qū}

Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山, Heilongjiang

四庫全書〔-库-书〕 sei³ fu³ cyun⁴ syu¹ {Sì kù Quán shū}

Siku Quanshu (collection of books compiled during Qing dynasty)

四個全面〔-个--〕 sei³ go³ cyun⁴ min⁶ {Sì ge Quán miàn}

Four Comprehensives (political guidelines announced by President Xi Jinping, 2005)

四腳朝天〔-脚--〕 sei³ goek³ ciu⁴ tin¹ {sì jiǎo cháo tiān}

four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back

四角柱體〔---体〕 sei³ gok³ cyu⁵ tai² {sì jiǎo zhù tǐ}

1. cuboid
2. rectangular prism (math.)

四角號碼〔--号码〕 sei³ gok³ hou⁶ maa⁵ {sì jiǎo hào mǎ}

four corner code (input method for Chinese characters)

四季豆腐 sei³ gwai³ dau⁶ fu⁶ {sì jì dòu fu}

four seasons beancurd

四季如春 sei³ gwai³ jyu⁴ ceon¹ {sì jì rú chūn}

1. four seasons like spring
2. favorable climate throughout the year

四海皆准 sei³ hoi² gaai¹ zeon² {sì hǎi jiē zhǔn}

1. appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
2. a panacea

四海飄零〔--飘-〕 sei³ hoi² piu¹ ling⁴ {sì hǎi piāo líng}

drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)

四海升平 sei³ hoi² sing¹ ping⁴ {sì hǎi shēng píng}

1. lit. all four oceans are peaceful
2. worldwide peace (idiom)

四海為家〔--为-〕 sei³ hoi² wai⁴ gaa¹ {sì hǎi wéi jiā}

1. to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
2. to feel at home anywhere
3. to roam about unconstrained
4. to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own

四號電池〔-号电-〕 sei³ hou⁶ din⁶ ci⁴ {sì hào diàn chí}

1. AAA battery (Tw)
2. PRC equivalent: 七號電池

四日市市 sei³ jat⁶ si⁵ si⁵ {Sì rì shì shì}

Yokkaichi, Mie prefecture 三重縣, Japan

四級士官〔-级--〕 sei³ kap¹ si⁶ gun¹ {sì jí shì guān}

sergeant first class

四鄰八捨〔-邻-舍〕 sei³ leon⁴ baat³ se² {sì lín bā shè}

the whole neighborhood

四輪驅動〔-轮驱动〕 sei³ leon⁴ keoi¹ dung⁶ {sì lún qū dòng}

four-wheel drive

四輪馬車〔-轮马车〕 sei³ leon⁴ maa⁵ ce¹ {sì lún mǎ chē}

chariot

四氯化碳 sei³ luk⁶ faa³ taan³ {sì lǜ huà tàn}

carbon tatrachloride

四氯乙烯 sei³ luk⁶ jyut³ hei¹ {sì lǜ yǐ xī}

tetrachloroethylene

四面八方 sei³ min⁶ baat³ fong¹ {sì miàn bā fāng}

1. in all directions
2. all around
3. far and near

四面楚歌 sei³ min⁶ co² go¹ {sì miàn Chǔ gē}

1. lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
2. fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help

四門轎車〔-门轿车〕 sei³ mun⁴ giu² ce¹ {sì mén jiào chē}

sedan (motor car)

四眼田雞〔---鸡〕 sei³ ngaan⁵ tin⁴ gai¹ {sì yǎn tián jī}

four-eyes

四平八穩〔---稳〕 sei³ ping⁴ baat³ wan² {sì píng bā wěn}

everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary

四平地區〔---区〕 sei³ ping⁴ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Sì píng dì qū}

former Siping prefecture, Jilin

四散奔逃 sei³ saan³ ban¹ tou⁴ {sì sàn bēn táo}

to scatter in all directions

四世同堂 sei³ sai³ tung⁴ tong⁴ {sì shì tóng táng}

four generations under one roof (idiom)

四世同堂 sei³ sai³ tung⁴ tong⁴ {Sì Shì Tóng táng}

Four Generations Under One Roof, novel by Lao She 老舍

四捨五入〔-舍--〕 sei³ se² ng⁵ jap⁶ {sì shě wǔ rù}

1. to round up to the nearest integer
2. to discard four, but treat five as whole (of decimal points)

四聲杜鵑〔-声-鹃〕 sei³ sing¹ dou⁶ gyun¹ {sì shēng dù juān}

(Chinese bird species) Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)

四通八達〔---达〕 sei³ tung¹ baat³ daat⁶ {sì tōng bā dá}

roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides

四維空間〔-维-间〕 sei³ wai⁴ hung¹ gaan¹ {sì wéi kōng jiān}

four dimensional space (math.)

四維時空〔-维时-〕 sei³ wai⁴ si⁴ hung¹ {sì wéi shí kōng}

four dimensional space-time (in relativity)

四子王旗 sei³ zi² wong⁴ kei⁴ {Sì zǐ wáng qí}

Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布, Inner Mongolia

四月十七號〔----号〕 sei³ jyut⁶ sap⁶ cat¹ hou⁶ {Sì yuè shí qī hào}

April 17th

四川大地震 sei³ cyun¹ daai⁶ dei⁶ zan³ {Sì chuān Dà dì zhèn}

Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)

四川山鷓鴣〔---鹧鸪〕 sei³ cyun¹ saan¹ ze³ gu¹ {Sì chuān shān zhè gū}

(Chinese bird species) Sichuan partridge (Arborophila rufipectus)

四川旋木雀 sei³ cyun¹ syun⁴ muk⁶ zoek³ {Sì chuān xuán mù què}

(Chinese bird species) Sichuan treecreeper (Certhia tianquanensis)

四個現代化〔-个现--〕 sei³ go³ jin⁶ doi⁶ faa³ {sì ge xiàn dài huà}

1. 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
2. abbr. to 四化

四氫大麻酚〔-氢---〕 sei³ hing¹ daai⁶ maa⁴ fan¹ {sì qīng dà má fēn}

Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC

四一二慘案〔---惨-〕 sei³ jat¹ ji⁶ caam² on³ {sì yī èr cǎn àn}

1. the massacre of 12th Mar 1927
2. the Shanghai coup of 12th Mar 1927 by Chiang Kai-shek against the communists

四一二事變〔----变〕 sei³ jat¹ ji⁶ si⁶ bin³ {sì yī èr shì biàn}

1. the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists
2. called 反革命政变 or 慘案 in PRC literature

四十二章經〔----经〕 sei³ sap⁶ ji⁶ zoeng¹ ging¹ {sì shí èr zhāng jīng}

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)

四大佛教名山 sei³ daai⁶ fat⁶ gaau³ ming⁴ saan¹ {Sì dà Fó jiào Míng shān}

Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山 in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山 in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 in Zhejiang

四項基本原則〔-项---则〕 sei³ hong⁶ gei¹ bun² jyun⁴ zak¹ {Sì xiàng Jī běn Yuán zé}

the Four Cardinal Principles by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平 in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, proletariat's dictatorship, CPC's leadership, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism

四乙基鉛中毒〔---铅--〕 sei³ jyut³ gei¹ jyun⁴ zung³ duk⁶ {sì yǐ jī qiān zhōng dú}

tetraethyl lead poisoning

四川外國語大學〔---国语-学〕 sei³ cyun¹ ngoi⁶ gwok³ jyu⁵ daai⁶ hok⁶ {Sì chuān Wài guó yǔ Dà xué}

Sichuan International Studies University (SISU)

四海之內皆兄弟〔---内---〕 sei³ hoi² zi¹ noi⁶ gaai¹ hing¹ dai⁶ {sì hǎi zhī nèi jiē xiōng dì}

all men are brothers

四一二反革命政變〔-------变〕 sei³ jat¹ ji⁶ faan² gaak³ ming⁶ zing³ bin³ {sì yī èr fǎn gé mìng zhèng biàn}

counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai

四體不勤，五穀不分〔-体----谷--〕 sei³ tai² bat¹ kan⁴ ，ng⁵ guk¹ bat¹ fan¹ {sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn}

never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite