唐初四大家
唐初四大家 Táng chū Sì Dà jiā ㄊㄤˊ ㄔㄨ ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ tong4 co1 sei3 daai6 gaa1
- Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang
- refers to Yu Shinan 虞世南 Yú Shì nán ㄩˊ ㄕˋ ㄋㄢˊ, Ouyang Xun 欧阳询 (歐陽詢) Ōu yáng Xún ㄡ ㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ, Chu Suiliang 褚遂良 Chǔ Suì liáng ㄔㄨˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ and Xue Ji 薛稷 Xuē Jì ㄒㄩㄝ ㄐㄧˋ
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唐
- 荒唐 huāng táng ㄏㄨㄤ ㄊㄤˊ fong1 tong4 beyond belief
- 南唐 Nán Táng ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄤˊ naam4 tong4 Tang of the Five Southern Dynasties 937-975
- 唐人 táng rén ㄊㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ tong4 jan4 (used in overseas Cantonese communities) Chinese person
- 唐代 Táng dài ㄊㄤˊ ㄉㄞˋ tong4 doi6 Tang dynasty (618–907)
- 唐僧 Táng sēng ㄊㄤˊ ㄙㄥ tong4 zang1 Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
- 唐卡 táng kǎ ㄊㄤˊ ㄎㄚˇ tong4 kaa1 thangka (Tibetan Buddhist scroll painting)
初
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
- 初出茅庐初出茅廬 chū chū máo lú ㄔㄨ ㄔㄨ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ co1 ceot1 maau4 lou4 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
- 初露头角初露頭角 chū lù tóu jiǎo ㄔㄨ ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ co1 lou6 tau4 gok3 lit. to first show one's horns (idiom); fig. a first show of emerging talent
- 悔不当初悔不當初 huǐ bù dāng chū ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤ ㄔㄨ fui3 bat1 dong1 co1 to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
- 情窦初开情竇初開 qíng dòu chū kāi ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄡˋ ㄔㄨ ㄎㄞ cing4 dau6 co1 hoi1 first awakening of love (usually of a girl) (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)