四方
四方 sì fāng ㄙˋ ㄈㄤ sei3 fong1 高階級 · Level 4
- four-way
- four-sided
- in all directions
- everywhere
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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[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]
- 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)
- 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
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
- 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)
- 独霸一方獨霸一方 dú bà yī fāng ㄉㄨˊ ㄅㄚˋ ㄧ ㄈㄤ duk6 baa3 jat1 fong1 to exercise sole hegemony (idiom); to dominate a whole area (market, resources etc)
- 方寸大乱方寸大亂 fāng cùn dà luàn ㄈㄤ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ fong1 cyun3 daai6 lyun6 (idiom) to become agitated
- 方寸已乱方寸已亂 fāng cùn yǐ luàn ㄈㄤ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄧˇ ㄌㄨㄢˋ fong1 cyun3 ji5 lyun6 (idiom) confused
- 方枘圆凿方枘圓鑿 fāng ruì yuán záo ㄈㄤ ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄢˊ ㄗㄠˊ fong1 jeoi6 jyun4 zok6 lit. like a square peg in a round hole (idiom)
- 方兴未艾方興未艾 fāng xīng wèi ài ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄨㄟˋ ㄞˋ fong1 hing1 mei6 ngaai6 flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding