四大皆空 sì dà jiē kōng ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄎㄨㄥ sei3 daai6 gaai1 hung1
- lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
- this world is an illusion
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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
皆
- 比比皆是 bǐ bǐ jiē shì ㄅㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕˋ bei2 bei2 gaai1 si6 can be found everywhere
- 皆可 jiē kě ㄐㄧㄝ ㄎㄜˇ gaai1 ho2 both OK
- 皆因 jiē yīn ㄐㄧㄝ ㄧㄣ gaai1 jan1 simply because
- 皆然 jiē rán ㄐㄧㄝ ㄖㄢˊ gaai1 jin4 to be all the same way (literary)
- 尽皆 盡皆 jìn jiē ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝ zeon6 gaai1 all
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- 人人皆知 rén rén jiē zhī ㄖㄣˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓ jan4 jan4 gaai1 zi1 known to everyone
- 人尽皆知 人盡皆知 rén jìn jiē zhī ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓ jan4 zeon6 gaai1 zi1 see 尽人皆知
- 俯拾皆是 fǔ shí jiē shì ㄈㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕˋ fu2 sap6 gaai1 si6 lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)
- 全民皆兵 quán mín jiē bīng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄧㄥ cyun4 man4 gaai1 bing1 to bring the entire nation to arms (idiom)
- 啼笑皆非 tí xiào jiē fēi ㄊㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄈㄟ tai4 siu3 gaai1 fei1 lit. not to know whether to laugh or cry (idiom)
- 妇孺皆知 婦孺皆知 fù rú jiē zhī ㄈㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓ fu5 jyu4 gaai1 zi1 understood by everyone (idiom); well known
- 有口皆碑 yǒu kǒu jiē bēi ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄟ jau5 hau2 gaai1 bei1 every voice gives praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
- 满盘皆输 滿盤皆輸 mǎn pán jiē shū ㄇㄢˇ ㄆㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄕㄨ mun5 pun4 gaai1 syu1 see 一著不慎，一着不慎，满盘皆输
- 皆大欢喜 皆大歡喜 Jiē dà huān xǐ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄢ ㄒㄧˇ gaai1 daai6 fun1 hei2 As You Like It, comedy by Shakespeare
- 皆大欢喜 皆大歡喜 jiē dà huān xǐ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄢ ㄒㄧˇ gaai1 daai6 fun1 hei2 to everyone's delight and satisfaction
- 尽人皆知 盡人皆知 jìn rén jiē zhī ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓ zeon6 jan4 gaai1 zi1 known by everyone (idiom); well known
- 众口皆碑 眾口皆碑 zhòng kǒu jiē bēi ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄟ zung3 hau2 gaai1 bei1 to be praised by everyone
- 老少皆宜 lǎo shào jiē yí ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄧˊ lou5 siu3 gaai1 ji4 suitable for both the young and the old
- 草木皆兵 cǎo mù jiē bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 muk6 gaai1 bing1 lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy
- 路人皆知 lù rén jiē zhī ㄌㄨˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄓ lou6 jan4 gaai1 zi1 understood by everyone (idiom); well known
空
- 上空 shàng kōng ㄕㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄥ soeng6 hung1 the skies above a certain place; (aviation) airspace
- 填空 tián kòng ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨㄥˋ tin4 hung1 to fill a job vacancy
- 天空 tiān kōng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄎㄨㄥ tin1 hung1 sky
- 太空 tài kōng ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥ taai3 hung1 outer space
- 抽空 chōu kòng ㄔㄡ ㄎㄨㄥˋ cau1 hung1 to find the time to do sth
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- 时空 時空 shí kōng ㄕˊ ㄎㄨㄥ si4 hung1 time and place
- 有空 yǒu kòng ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄨㄥˋ jau5 hung1 to have time (to do sth)
- 真空 zhēn kōng ㄓㄣ ㄎㄨㄥ zan1 hung1 (physics) vacuum
- 空中 kōng zhōng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓㄨㄥ hung1 zung1 in the sky
- 空儿 空兒 kòng r ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄦ hung1 ji4 spare time
- 空前 kōng qián ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧㄢˊ hung1 cin4 unprecedented
- 空地 kòng dì ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄧˋ hung1 dei6 vacant land
- 空想 kōng xiǎng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˇ hung1 soeng2 daydream
- 空旷 空曠 kōng kuàng ㄎㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄤˋ hung1 kwong3 spacious and empty
- 空气 空氣 kōng qì ㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˋ hung1 hei3 air
- 空白 kòng bái ㄎㄨㄥˋ ㄅㄞˊ hung1 baak6 blank space
- 空虚 空虛 kōng xū ㄎㄨㄥ ㄒㄩ hung1 heoi1 hollow
- 空调 空調 kōng tiáo ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄧㄠˊ hung1 tiu4 air conditioning
- 空谈 空談 kōng tán ㄎㄨㄥ ㄊㄢˊ hung1 taam4 prattle
- 空军 空軍 kōng jūn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄐㄩㄣ hung1 gwan1 air force