四害 sì hài ㄙˋ ㄏㄞˋ sei3 hoi6
- "the four pests", i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
- see also 打麻雀运动 打麻雀運動 Dǎ Má què Yùn dòng ㄉㄚˇ ㄇㄚˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄩㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ
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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)
- 四射 sì shè ㄙˋ ㄕㄜˋ sei3 se6 to radiate all around
- 四川 Sì chuān ㄙˋ ㄔㄨㄢ sei3 cyun1 see 四川省
害
- 侵害 qīn hài ㄑㄧㄣ ㄏㄞˋ cam1 hoi6 to encroach on
- 伤害 傷害 shāng hài ㄕㄤ ㄏㄞˋ soeng1 hoi6 to injure; to harm
- 利害 lì hài ㄌㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ lei6 hoi6 pros and cons
- 危害 wēi hài ㄨㄟ ㄏㄞˋ ngai4 hoi6 to harm; to jeopardize; to endanger
- 厉害 厲害 lì hai ㄌㄧˋ ˙ㄏㄞ lai6 hoi6 (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible; intense; severe; devastating; amazing; awesome; outstanding
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- 受害 shòu hài ㄕㄡˋ ㄏㄞˋ sau6 hoi6 to suffer damage, injury etc
- 妨害 fáng hài ㄈㄤˊ ㄏㄞˋ fong4 hoi6 to jeopardize
- 害怕 hài pà ㄏㄞˋ ㄆㄚˋ hoi6 paa3 to be afraid; to be scared
- 害羞 hài xiū ㄏㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄡ hoi6 sau1 shy
- 害臊 hài sào ㄏㄞˋ ㄙㄠˋ hoi6 sou3 to be bashful
- 害处 害處 hài chu ㄏㄞˋ ˙ㄔㄨ hoi6 cyu3 damage
- 害虫 害蟲 hài chóng ㄏㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄥˊ hoi6 cung4 injurious insect
- 损害 損害 sǔn hài ㄙㄨㄣˇ ㄏㄞˋ syun2 hoi6 harm
- 有害 yǒu hài ㄧㄡˇ ㄏㄞˋ jau5 hoi6 destructive
- 杀害 殺害 shā hài ㄕㄚ ㄏㄞˋ saat3 hoi6 to murder
- 灾害 災害 zāi hài ㄗㄞ ㄏㄞˋ zoi1 hoi6 calamity
- 祸害 禍害 huò hài ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄞˋ wo6 hoi6 disaster
- 要害 yào hài ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ jiu3 hoi6 vital part
- 谋害 謀害 móu hài ㄇㄡˊ ㄏㄞˋ mau4 hoi6 to conspire to murder
- 迫害 pò hài ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄞˋ bik1 hoi6 to persecute
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
- 病民害国 病民害國 bìng mín hài guó ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ beng6 man4 hoi6 gwok3 to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)
- 残民害物 殘民害物 cán mín hài wù ㄘㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄨˋ caan4 man4 hoi6 mat6 to harm people and damage property (idiom)
- 蠹国害民 蠹國害民 dù guó hài mín ㄉㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ dou3 gwok3 hoi6 man4 to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)
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- 妒能害贤 妒能害賢 dù néng hài xián ㄉㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ dou3 nang4 hoi6 jin4 jealous of the able, envious of the clever (idiom)
- 害群之马 害群之馬 hài qún zhī mǎ ㄏㄞˋ ㄑㄩㄣˊ ㄓ ㄇㄚˇ hoi6 kwan4 zi1 maa5 lit. a horse that brings trouble to its herd (idiom)
- 害人不浅 害人不淺 hài rén bù qiǎn ㄏㄞˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˇ hoi6 jan4 bat1 cin2 (idiom) (usu. of behaviors, systems or trends etc) to cause people tremendous harm
- 谋财害命 謀財害命 móu cái hài mìng ㄇㄡˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ mau4 coi4 hoi6 meng6 to plot and kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
- 劈空扳害 pī kōng bān hài ㄆㄧ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄅㄢ ㄏㄞˋ pek3 hung1 paan1 hoi6 damaged by groundless slander (idiom)
- 切中要害 qiè zhòng yào hài ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄞˋ cit3 zung3 jiu3 hoi6 to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)
- 趋利避害 趨利避害 qū lì bì hài ㄑㄩ ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄞˋ ceoi1 lei6 bei6 hoi6 (idiom) to make the most of the benefits while avoiding adverse effects