四德 sì dé ㄙˋ ㄉㄜˊ sei3 dak1
- four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends
- the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德 dé ㄉㄜˊ , physical charm 容 , propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
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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
德
- 品德 pǐn dé ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄉㄜˊ ban2 dak1 moral character
- 美德 měi dé ㄇㄟˇ ㄉㄜˊ mei5 dak1 virtue
- 道德 dào dé ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄜˊ dou6 dak1 virtue
- 仁德 rén dé ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄜˊ jan4 dak1 benevolent integrity
- 保德 Bǎo dé ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄜˊ bou2 dak1 see 保德县
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- 两德 兩德 liǎng Dé ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄉㄜˊ loeng5 dak1 two Germanies
- 公德 gōng dé ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄜˊ gung1 dak1 public ethics
- 功德 gōng dé ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄜˊ gung1 dak1 achievements and virtue
- 化德 Huà dé ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄜˊ faa3 dak1 see 化德县
- 博德 Bó dé ㄅㄛˊ ㄉㄜˊ bok3 dak1 Bodø (city in Norway)
- 口德 kǒu dé ㄎㄡˇ ㄉㄜˊ hau2 dak1 propriety in speech
- 同德 Tóng dé ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄜˊ tung4 dak1 see 同德县
- 哥德 Gē dé ㄍㄜ ㄉㄜˊ (Tw) Gothic
- 喜德 Xǐ dé ㄒㄧˇ ㄉㄜˊ hei2 dak1 see 喜德县
- 丧德 喪德 sàng dé ㄙㄤˋ ㄉㄜˊ song3 dak1 wicked
- 埃德 Āi dé ㄞ ㄉㄜˊ aai1 dak1 Ed (name - Eduard)
- 报德 報德 bào dé ㄅㄠˋ ㄉㄜˊ bou3 dak1 to repay debts of gratitude
- 威德 wēi dé ㄨㄟ ㄉㄜˊ wai1 dak1 power and virtue
- 孔德 Kǒng dé ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄉㄜˊ hung2 dak1 Auguste Comte (1798-1857), French philosopher
- 宣德 Xuān dé ㄒㄩㄢ ㄉㄜˊ syun1 dak1 Xuande Emperor, reign name of fifth Ming emperor Zhu Zhanji 朱瞻基 (1398-1435), reigned 1426-1436, temple name 明宣宗
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
- 德薄能鲜 德薄能鮮 dé bó néng xiǎn ㄉㄜˊ ㄅㄛˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ dak1 bok6 nang4 sin2 little virtue and meager abilities (idiom); I'm a humble person and not much use at anything (Song writer Ouyang Xiu 欧阳修)
- 德才兼备 德才兼備 dé cái jiān bèi ㄉㄜˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄟˋ dak1 coi4 gim1 bei6 (idiom) possessing both integrity and talent
- 德高望重 dé gāo wàng zhòng ㄉㄜˊ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ dak1 gou1 mong6 zung6 (idiom) a person of virtue and prestige; a person of good moral standing and reputation
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- 德艺双馨 德藝雙馨 dé yì shuāng xīn ㄉㄜˊ ㄧˋ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄒㄧㄣ dak1 ngai6 soeng1 hing1 (idiom) possessing both integrity and artistic skills
- 功德无量 功德無量 gōng dé wú liàng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄜˊ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ gung1 dak1 mou4 loeng6 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
- 功德圆满 功德圓滿 gōng dé yuán mǎn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄜˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄢˇ gung1 dak1 jyun4 mun5 virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
- 厚德载物 厚德載物 hòu dé zài wù ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄜˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄨˋ hau5 dak1 zoi3 mat6 with great virtue one can take charge of the world (idiom)
- 年高德劭 nián gāo dé shào ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄠ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄠˋ nin4 gou1 dak1 siu6 to be advanced in both years and virtue (idiom)
- 仁义道德 仁義道德 rén yì dào dé ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄜˊ jan4 ji6 dou6 dak1 compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
- 同心同德 tóng xīn tóng dé ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄉㄜˊ tung4 sam1 tung4 dak1 of one mind (idiom)