四圣谛 四聖諦
四圣谛 四聖諦 sì shèng dì ㄙˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ sei3 sing3 dai3
- the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)
- see also 四谛 四諦 sì dì ㄙˋ ㄉㄧˋ and 苦集灭道 苦集滅道 kǔ jí miè dào ㄎㄨˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄠˋ
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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
- 六四 Liù Sì ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙˋ luk6 sei3 refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
- 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
圣 聖
- 神圣 神聖 shén shèng ㄕㄣˊ ㄕㄥˋ san4 sing3 divine
- 圣贤 聖賢 shèng xián ㄕㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ sing3 jin4 a sage
- 圣诞节 聖誕節 Shèng dàn jié ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄝˊ sing3 daan3 zit3 Christmas time
- 亚圣 亞聖 yà shèng ㄧㄚˋ ㄕㄥˋ aa3 sing3 Second Sage, traditional title of Mencius 孟子 in Confucian studies
- 入圣 入聖 rù shèng ㄖㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ jap6 sing3 to become an arhat (Buddhism)
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- 大圣 大聖 dà shèng ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄥˋ daai6 sing3 great sage
- 封圣 封聖 fēng shèng ㄈㄥ ㄕㄥˋ fung1 sing3 (Catholicism) to canonize
- 成圣 成聖 chéng shèng ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄥˋ sing4 sing3 (Christianity) to be sanctified; to become holy
- 文圣 文聖 Wén shèng ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄥˋ man4 sing3 see 文圣区
- 书圣 書聖 Shū shèng ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥˋ syu1 sing3 great calligraphy master
- 朝圣 朝聖 cháo shèng ㄔㄠˊ ㄕㄥˋ ciu4 sing3 to make a pilgrimage
- 武圣 武聖 Wǔ Shèng ㄨˇ ㄕㄥˋ mou5 sing3 the Saint of War (i.e. the deified Guan Yu 关羽)
- 穆圣 穆聖 Mù shèng ㄇㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ muk6 sing3 the Prophet Muhammad
- 圣上 聖上 shèng shàng ㄕㄥˋ ㄕㄤˋ sing3 soeng6 courtier's or minister's form of address for the current Emperor
- 圣事 聖事 shèng shì ㄕㄥˋ ㄕˋ sing3 si6 Holy sacrament
- 圣人 聖人 shèng rén ㄕㄥˋ ㄖㄣˊ sing3 jan4 sage
- 圣代 聖代 shèng dài ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄞˋ sing3 doi6 (loanword) sundae
- 圣像 聖像 shèng xiàng ㄕㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ sing3 zoeng6 (old) image of Confucius
- 圣僧 聖僧 shèng sēng ㄕㄥˋ ㄙㄥ sing3 zang1 senior monk
- 圣典 聖典 shèng diǎn ㄕㄥˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇ sing3 din2 sacred writing
谛 諦
- 四谛 四諦 sì dì ㄙˋ ㄉㄧˋ sei3 dai3 the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集灭道: all life is suffering 苦, the cause of suffering is desire 集, emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 灭, the way 道 to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道
- 审谛 審諦 shěn dì ㄕㄣˇ ㄉㄧˋ sam2 dai3 to look at sth carefully
- 揭谛 揭諦 jiē dì ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄧˋ kit3 dai3 revealer (protective god)
- 真谛 真諦 zhēn dì ㄓㄣ ㄉㄧˋ zan1 dai3 the real meaning
- 谛听 諦聽 dì tīng ㄉㄧˋ ㄊㄧㄥ dai3 ting1 to listen carefully
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Idioms with these characters
- 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