四大名著 sì dà míng zhù ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨˋ sei3 daai6 ming4 zyu3
- the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 红楼梦 紅樓夢 Hóng lóu Mèng ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄡˊ ㄇㄥˋ , Romance of Three Kingdoms 三国演义 三國演義 Sān guó Yǎn yì ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ , Water Margin 水浒传 水滸傳 Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄢˋ , Journey to the West 西游记 西遊記 Xī yóu Jì ㄒㄧ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˋ
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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
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
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- 大人 dà ren ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄖㄣ daai6 jan4 adult
- 大使 dà shǐ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕˇ daai6 si3 ambassador
- 大便 dà biàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ daai6 bin6 to defecate
- 大力 dà lì ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄧˋ daai6 lik6 energetically; vigorously
- 大半 dà bàn ㄉㄚˋ ㄅㄢˋ daai6 bun3 more than half
- 大哥 dà gē ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄜ daai6 go1 eldest brother
- 大地 dà dì ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄧˋ daai6 dei6 earth
- 大型 dà xíng ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ daai6 jing4 large
- 大多 dà duō ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄛ daai6 do1 for the most part
- 大大 dà dà ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄚˋ daai6 daai6 greatly
- 大夫 dà fū ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨ daai6 fu1 senior official (in imperial China)
- 大夫 dài fu ㄉㄞˋ ˙ㄈㄨ daai6 fu1 doctor; physician
- 大姐 dà jiě ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝˇ daai6 ze2 big sister
- 大妈 大媽 dà mā ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄚ daai6 maa1 father's elder brother's wife
- 大嫂 dà sǎo ㄉㄚˋ ㄙㄠˇ daai6 sou2 older brother's wife
名
- 出名 chū míng ㄔㄨ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ceot1 meng2 well-known for sth
- 匿名 nì míng ㄋㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ nik1 ming4 anonymous
- 名下 míng xià ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ming4 haa6 under sb's name
- 名人 míng rén ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ming4 jan4 personage
- 名利 míng lì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ ming4 lei6 fame and profit
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- 名胜 名勝 míng shèng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥˋ ming4 sing3 a place famous for its scenery or historical relics
- 名单 名單 míng dān ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢ ming4 daan1 list of names
- 名堂 míng tang ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄊㄤ ming4 tong4 item (in a program of entertainments)
- 名字 míng zi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗ ming4 zi6 name (of a person or thing)
- 名气 名氣 míng qi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄑㄧ ming4 hei3 reputation; fame
- 名片 míng piàn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄢˋ ming4 pin2 (business) card
- 名牌 míng pái ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄞˊ ming4 paai4 famous brand
- 名称 名稱 míng chēng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄥ ming4 cing1 name (of a thing)
- 名义 名義 míng yì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ ming4 ji6 name
- 名声 名聲 míng shēng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄥ ming4 sing1 reputation
- 名著 míng zhù ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨˋ ming4 zyu3 masterpiece
- 名号 名號 míng hào ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄠˋ ming4 hou6 name; title
- 名言 míng yán ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ ming4 jin4 saying
- 名词 名詞 míng cí ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄘˊ ming4 ci4 (linguistics) noun
- 名誉 名譽 míng yù ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ming4 jyu6 fame
著
- 名著 míng zhù ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄨˋ ming4 zyu3 masterpiece
- 向着 向著 xiàng zhe ㄒㄧㄤˋ ˙ㄓㄜ hoeng3 zoek3 towards
- 执着 執著 zhí zhuó ㄓˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ zap1 zoek6 dedicated; devoted; persistent
- 专著 專著 zhuān zhù ㄓㄨㄢ ㄓㄨˋ zyun1 zyu3 monograph
- 凭着 憑著 píng zhe ㄆㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄓㄜ pang4 zoek3 relying on
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- 挨着 挨著 āi zhe ㄞ ˙ㄓㄜ aai1 zoek6 near
- 接着 接著 jiē zhe ㄐㄧㄝ ˙ㄓㄜ zip3 zoek6 to catch and hold on
- 有着 有著 yǒu zhe ㄧㄡˇ ˙ㄓㄜ jau5 zoek6 to have
- 朝着 朝著 cháo zhe ㄔㄠˊ ˙ㄓㄜ ciu4 zoek6 towards
- 本着 本著 běn zhe ㄅㄣˇ ˙ㄓㄜ bun2 zoek6 based on...
- 沉着 沉著 chén zhuó ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ cam4 zoek6 steady
- 沿着 沿著 yán zhe ㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄓㄜ jyun4 zoek6 to go along
- 当着 當著 dāng zhe ㄉㄤ ˙ㄓㄜ dong1 zoek6 in front of
- 睡着 睡著 shuì zháo ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄠˊ seoi6 zoek6 to fall asleep
- 穿着 穿著 chuān zhuó ㄔㄨㄢ ㄓㄨㄛˊ cyun1 zoek3 attire; clothes; dress
- 背着 背著 bēi zhe ㄅㄟ ˙ㄓㄜ bui3 zoek3 carrying on one's back
- 著作 zhù zuò ㄓㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ zyu3 zok3 to write
- 着力 著力 zhuó lì ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧˋ zoek6 lik6 to put effort into sth
- 著名 zhù míng ㄓㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ zyu3 ming4 famous
- 着实 著實 zhuó shí ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄕˊ zoek6 sat6 truly
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中国 中國 的 四大名著 是 《 西游记 西遊記 》《 三国演义 三國演義 》《 水浒传 水滸傳 》 和 《 红楼梦 紅樓夢 》。
The Four Great Classical Novels of China are Journey to the West (西遊記, Xī Yóu Jì), Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三國演義, Sānguó Yǎnyì), Water Margin (水滸傳, Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn), and Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢, Hóng Lóu Mèng).
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