元曲四大家
元曲四大家 Yuán qǔ Sì Dà jiā ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩˇ ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ jyun4 kuk1 sei3 daai6 gaa1
- Four Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 关汉卿 (關漢卿) Guān Hàn qīng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄏㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄥ, Zheng Guangzu 郑光祖 (鄭光祖) Zhèng Guāng zǔ ㄓㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄗㄨˇ, Ma Zhiyuan 马致远 (馬致遠) Mǎ Zhì yuǎn ㄇㄚˇ ㄓˋ ㄩㄢˇ and Bai Pu 白朴 (白樸) Bái Pǔ ㄅㄞˊ ㄆㄨˇ
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元
- 元旦 Yuán dàn ㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄢˋ jyun4 daan3 New Year's Day
- 元气元氣 yuán qì ㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄧˋ jyun4 hei3 vigor; strength; vitality
- 元素 yuán sù ㄩㄢˊ ㄙㄨˋ jyun4 sou3 element (key component of sth)
- 元老 yuán lǎo ㄩㄢˊ ㄌㄠˇ jyun4 lou5 senior figure; doyen; founding member; veteran
- 元首 yuán shǒu ㄩㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ jyun4 sau2 head of state
- 公元 gōng yuán ㄍㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ gung1 jyun4 CE (Common Era)
曲
四
- 四周 sì zhōu ㄙˋ ㄓㄡ sei3 zau1 all around
- 四季 sì jì ㄙˋ ㄐㄧˋ sei3 gwai3 four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]
- 四方 sì fāng ㄙˋ ㄈㄤ sei3 fong1 four-way
- 四处四處 sì chù ㄙˋ ㄔㄨˋ sei3 cyu3 all over the place
- 四合院 sì hé yuàn ㄙˋ ㄏㄜˊ ㄩㄢˋ sei3 hap6 jyun2 courtyard house with a fully enclosed courtyard (type of Chinese residence)
- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
大
- 不大 bù dà ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˋ bat1 daai6 not very (clear, far away etc); not too
- 伟大偉大 wěi dà ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄚˋ wai5 daai6 huge; great; grand; worthy of the greatest admiration; important (contribution etc)
- 增大 zēng dà ㄗㄥ ㄉㄚˋ zang1 daai6 to enlarge
- 壮大壯大 zhuàng dà ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄉㄚˋ zong3 daai6 to strengthen; to build up
- 大事 dà shì ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˋ daai6 si6 major event
- 大人 dà ren ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄖㄣ daai6 jan4 adult
Idioms with these characters
- 一元复始一元復始 yī yuán fù shǐ ㄧ ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄨˋ ㄕˇ jat1 jyun4 fuk1 ci2 a new year begins (idiom)
- 元恶大憝元惡大憝 yuán è dà duì ㄩㄢˊ ㄜˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ jyun4 ok3 daai6 deoi6 arch-criminal and archenemy (idiom)
- 盘旋曲折盤旋曲折 pán xuán qū zhé ㄆㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ pun4 syun4 kuk1 zit3 (idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously
- 曲高和寡 qǔ gāo hè guǎ ㄑㄩˇ ㄍㄠ ㄏㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ kuk1 gou1 wo4 gwaa2 difficult songs find few singers (idiom)
- 曲肱而枕 qū gōng ér zhěn ㄑㄩ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄓㄣˇ kuk1 gwang1 ji4 zam3 lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)
- 曲里拐弯曲裡拐彎 qū lǐ guǎi wān ㄑㄩ ㄌㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄞˇ ㄨㄢ kuk1 leoi5 gwaai2 waan1 winding and turning (idiom)
- 曲突徙薪 qū tū xǐ xīn ㄑㄩ ㄊㄨ ㄒㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄣ kuk1 dat6 saai2 san1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)
- 巴三览四巴三覽四 bā sān lǎn sì ㄅㄚ ㄙㄢ ㄌㄢˇ ㄙˋ baa1 saam1 laam5 sei3 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
- 不三不四 bù sān bù sì ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˋ bat1 saam1 bat1 sei3 (idiom) dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript
- 烽火四起 fēng huǒ sì qǐ ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧˇ fung1 fo2 sei3 hei2 the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
- 烽烟四起烽煙四起 fēng yān sì qǐ ㄈㄥ ㄧㄢ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧˇ fung1 jin1 sei3 hei2 lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
- 家徒四壁 jiā tú sì bì ㄐㄧㄚ ㄊㄨˊ ㄙˋ ㄅㄧˋ gaa1 tou4 sei3 bik1 lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)
- 彪形大汉彪形大漢 biāo xíng dà hàn ㄅㄧㄠ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄢˋ biu1 jing4 daai6 hon3 (idiom) burly chap; husky fellow
- 博大精深 bó dà jīng shēn ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣ bok3 daai6 zing1 sam1 (idiom) wide-ranging and profound
- 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù ㄅㄛˊ ㄖㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄨˋ but6 jin4 daai6 nou6 (idiom) to fly into a rage; to see red
- 不识大体不識大體 bù shí dà tǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧˇ bat1 sik1 daai6 tai2 to fail to see the larger issue (idiom)
- 吃大锅饭吃大鍋飯 chī dà guō fàn ㄔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄛ ㄈㄢˋ hek3 daai6 wo1 faan6 lit. to eat from the common pot (idiom)