四灵 四靈
四灵 四靈 sì líng ㄙˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sei3 ling4
- four divinities
- four divine emperors
- four mythical creatures symbolic of prosperity and longevity, namely the phoenix 凤 鳳 fèng ㄈㄥˋ , turtle 龟 龜 guī ㄍㄨㄟ , dragon 龙 龍 lóng ㄌㄨㄥˊ and Chinese unicorn 麒麟 qí lín ㄑㄧˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
- also 四象 sì xiàng ㄙˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ , the four division of the sky
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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
灵 靈
- 失灵 失靈 shī líng ㄕ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sat1 ling4 out of order (of machine)
- 心灵 心靈 xīn líng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sam1 ling4 bright
- 机灵 機靈 jī ling ㄐㄧ ˙ㄌㄧㄥ gei1 ling4 clever
- 灵巧 靈巧 líng qiǎo ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ling4 haau2 deft
- 灵感 靈感 líng gǎn ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄢˇ ling4 gam2 creative inspiration
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- 灵敏 靈敏 líng mǐn ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˇ ling4 man5 smart
- 灵活 靈活 líng huó ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ling4 wut6 flexible
- 灵通 靈通 líng tōng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨㄥ ling4 tung1 fast and abundant (news)
- 灵验 靈驗 líng yàn ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄢˋ ling4 jim6 efficacious
- 灵魂 靈魂 líng hún ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄣˊ ling4 wan4 soul
- 水灵灵 水靈靈 shuǐ líng líng ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ seoi2 ling4 ling4 see 水灵
- 心灵手巧 心靈手巧 xīn líng shǒu qiǎo ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄠˇ sam1 ling4 sau2 haau2 capable
- 灵机一动 靈機一動 líng jī yī dòng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ling4 gei1 jat1 dung6 a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration
- 不灵 不靈 bù líng ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ bat1 ling4 not work
- 亡灵 亡靈 wáng líng ㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ mong4 ling4 spirit of the dead; departed soul
- 哭灵 哭靈 kū líng ㄎㄨ ㄌㄧㄥˊ huk1 ling4 to weep before a coffin or a memorial to the dead
- 图灵 圖靈 Tú líng ㄊㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ tou4 ling4 Alan Turing (1912–1954), English mathematician and logician, widely recognized as a founder of computer science
- 威灵 威靈 wēi líng ㄨㄟ ㄌㄧㄥˊ wai1 ling4 authority
- 守灵 守靈 shǒu líng ㄕㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ sau2 ling4 to keep watch beside a coffin
- 属灵 屬靈 shǔ líng ㄕㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ suk6 ling4 spiritual
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
- 古灵精怪 古靈精怪 gǔ líng jīng guài ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄞˋ gu2 ling4 zing1 gwaai3 (idiom) mischievously clever; whimsically quirky
- 活灵活现 活靈活現 huó líng huó xiàn ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ wut6 ling4 wut6 jin6 living spirit, living image (idiom); true to life
- 灵丹妙药 靈丹妙藥 líng dān miào yào ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢ ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄠˋ ling4 daan1 miu6 joek6 effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems
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- 灵机一动 靈機一動 líng jī yī dòng ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ling4 gei1 jat1 dung6 a bright idea suddenly occurs (idiom); to hit upon an inspiration
- 冥顽不灵 冥頑不靈 míng wán bù líng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ming5 waan4 bat1 ling4 (idiom) pigheaded
- 人杰地灵 人傑地靈 rén jié dì líng ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ jan4 git6 dei6 ling4 illustrious hero, spirit of the place (idiom); a place derives reflected glory from an illustrious son
- 生灵涂炭 生靈塗炭 shēng líng tú tàn ㄕㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄨˊ ㄊㄢˋ sang1 ling4 tou4 taan3 people are in a terrible situation (idiom)
- 荼毒生灵 荼毒生靈 tú dú shēng líng ㄊㄨˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ tou4 duk6 sang1 ling4 to torment the people (idiom)
- 药石无灵 藥石無靈 yào shí wú líng ㄧㄠˋ ㄕˊ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ joek6 sek6 mou4 ling4 (idiom) (of a sick person or disease) to be incurable
- 钟灵毓秀 鍾靈毓秀 zhōng líng yù xiù ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ (of a place) endowed with a natural beauty that nurtures people of talent (idiom)