六四 Liù Sì ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙˋ luk6 sei3
- refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
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六
- 五颜六色 五顏六色 wǔ yán liù sè ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙㄜˋ ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1 multicolored
- 六价 六價 liù jià ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ luk6 gaa3 hexavalent
- 六十 liù shí ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕˊ luk6 sap6 sixty
- 六合 Lù hé ㄌㄨˋ ㄏㄜˊ luk6 hap6 see 六合区
- 六合 liù hé ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄏㄜˊ luk6 hap6 the six directions (north, south, east, west, up, down)
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- 六安 Lù ān ㄌㄨˋ ㄢ luk6 on1 see 六安市
- 六宫 六宮 liù gōng ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄥ luk6 gung1 empress and imperial concubines or their residence
- 六家 liù jiā ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚ luk6 gaa1 Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by 司马谈 (儒家, 道家, 阴阳, 法家, 名家, and 墨家)
- 六库 六庫 Liù kù ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄎㄨˋ luk6 fu3 Liuku or Lutku, capital of Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture 怒江傈僳族自治州 in Yunnan
- 六方 liù fāng ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄤ luk6 fong1 hexagonal
- 六旬 liù xún ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄩㄣˊ luk6 ceon4 60 years; one's sixties
- 六书 六書 liù shū ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄨ luk6 syu1 Six Methods of forming Chinese characters, according to Han dictionary Shuowen 说文 - namely, two primary methods: 象形 (pictogram), 指事 (ideogram), two compound methods: 会意 (combined ideogram), 形声 (ideogram plus phonetic), and two transfer methods: 假借 (loan), 转注 (transfer)
- 六月 Liù yuè ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄩㄝˋ luk6 jyut6 June
- 六朝 Liù Cháo ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄠˊ luk6 ciu4 Six Dynasties (220-589)
- 六枝 Liù zhī ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄓ luk6 zi1 see 六枝特区
- 六淫 liù yín ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄣˊ luk6 jam4 (TCM) six excesses causing illness, namely: excessive wind 风, cold 寒, heat 暑, damp 湿, dryness 燥, fire 火
- 六甲 Liù jiǎ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ luk6 gaap3 (place name)
- 六畜 liù chù ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄨˋ luk6 cuk1 six domestic animals, namely: pig, cow, sheep, horse, chicken and dog
- 六神 liù shén ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄣˊ luk6 san4 the six spirits that rule the vital organs (heart 心, lungs 肺, liver 肝, kidneys 肾, spleen 脾 and gall bladder 胆)
- 六经 六經 Liù jīng ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄥ luk6 ging1 Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 诗经, Book of History 尚书, Book of Rites 仪礼, the lost Book of Music 乐经, Book of Changes 易经, Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋
四
- 四周 sì zhōu ㄙˋ ㄓㄡ sei3 zau1 all around
- 四季 sì jì ㄙˋ ㄐㄧˋ sei3 gwai3 four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
- 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)
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- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
- 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
- 五四 wǔ sì ㄨˇ ㄙˋ ng5 sei3 fourth of May, cf 五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
- 再四 zài sì ㄗㄞˋ ㄙˋ zoi3 sei3 repeatedly
- 十四 shí sì ㄕˊ ㄙˋ sap6 sei3 fourteen; 14
- 四下 sì xià ㄙˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ sei3 haa6 everywhere
- 四化 sì huà ㄙˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ sei3 faa3 abbr. for 四个现代化, Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations
- 四十 sì shí ㄙˋ ㄕˊ sei3 sap6 forty
- 四国 四國 Sì guó ㄙˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ sei3 gwok3 Shikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan)
- 四围 四圍 sì wéi ㄙˋ ㄨㄟˊ sei3 wai4 all around
- 四境 sì jìng ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ sei3 ging2 all the borders
- 四大 sì dà ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ sei3 daai6 the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)
- 四害 sì hài ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˋ sei3 hoi6 "the four pests", i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
- 四射 sì shè ㄙˋ ㄕㄜˋ sei3 se6 to radiate all around
- 四川 Sì chuān ㄙˋ ㄔㄨㄢ sei3 cyun1 see 四川省
Idioms with these characters
- 六亲不认 六親不認 liù qīn bù rèn ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄣˋ luk6 can1 bat1 jing6 not recognizing one's family (idiom); self-centered and not making any allowances for the needs of one's relatives
- 六亲无靠 六親無靠 liù qīn wú kào ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄨˊ ㄎㄠˋ luk6 can1 mou4 kaau3 orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on
- 六神无主 六神無主 liù shén wú zhǔ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨˇ luk6 san4 mou4 zyu2 out of one's wits (idiom)
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- 七情六欲 qī qíng liù yù ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄩˋ (idiom) various emotions and desires
- 人五人六 rén wǔ rén liù ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ jan4 ng5 jan4 luk6 (idiom) to make a show of being decent and proper; to display phony or hypocritical behavior
- 三茶六饭 三茶六飯 sān chá liù fàn ㄙㄢ ㄔㄚˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄈㄢˋ saam1 caa4 luk6 faan6 lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
- 三姑六婆 sān gū liù pó ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄛˊ saam1 gu1 luk6 po4 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
- 三头六臂 三頭六臂 sān tóu liù bì ㄙㄢ ㄊㄡˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄅㄧˋ saam1 tau4 luk6 bei3 lit. (having) three heads and six arms (idiom)
- 身怀六甲 身懷六甲 shēn huái liù jiǎ ㄕㄣ ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄚˇ san1 waai4 luk6 gaap3 to be pregnant (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
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- 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)
- 狂三诈四 狂三詐四 kuáng sān zhà sì ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄙㄢ ㄓㄚˋ ㄙˋ kwong4 saam1 zaa3 sei3 to deceive and swindle across the board (idiom)
- 狼烟四起 狼煙四起 láng yān sì qǐ ㄌㄤˊ ㄧㄢ ㄙˋ ㄑㄧˇ long4 jin1 sei3 hei2 fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
- 连三并四 連三併四 lián sān bìng sì ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄙˋ lin4 saam1 bing3 sei3 one after the other
- 名扬四海 名揚四海 míng yáng sì hǎi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˇ ming4 joeng4 sei3 hoi2 to become known far and wide (idiom)
- 目空四海 mù kōng sì hǎi ㄇㄨˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˇ muk6 hung1 sei3 hoi2 the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant
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中国 中國 政府 控制 了 网络 網絡 ， 以免 让 讓 人民 知道 六四事件 的 真相 。
The Chinese government controlled the internet to prevent the people from knowing the truth of the Tiananmen Square Massacre.
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