四胡 sì hú ㄙˋ ㄏㄨˊ sei3 wu4
- sihu (or "khuurchir" in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture
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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
胡
- 胡乱 胡亂 hú luàn ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄨㄢˋ wu4 lyun6 careless
- 胡说 胡說 hú shuō ㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄨㄛ wu4 syut3 to talk nonsense
- 胡闹 胡鬧 hú nào ㄏㄨˊ ㄋㄠˋ wu4 naau6 to act willfully and make a scene
- 胡子 鬍子 hú zi ㄏㄨˊ ˙ㄗ wu4 zi2 beard
- 胡同儿 胡同兒 hú tòng r ㄏㄨˊ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄦ wu4 tung4 ji4 erhua form of 胡同
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- 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng ㄏㄨˊ ㄙ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wu4 si1 lyun6 soeng2 (idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild
- 二胡 èr hú ㄦˋ ㄏㄨˊ ji6 wu2 erhu (Chinese 2-string fiddle)
- 五胡 Wǔ hú ㄨˇ ㄏㄨˊ ng5 wu4 Five non-Han people, namely: Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴, Xianbei 鲜卑, Jie 羯, Di 氐, Qiang 羌, esp. in connection with the Sixteen Kingdoms 304-439 五胡十六国
- 京胡 jīng hú ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨˊ ging1 wu4 jinghu, a smaller, higher-pitched erhu 二胡 (two-stringed fiddle) used to accompany Chinese opera
- 含胡 hán hu ㄏㄢˊ ˙ㄏㄨ ham4 wu4 variant of 含糊
- 坠胡 墜胡 zhuì hú ㄓㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨˊ zeoi6 wu2 two-stringed bowed instrument
- 东胡 東胡 Dōng hú ㄉㄨㄥ ㄏㄨˊ dung1 wu4 Eastern barbarian
- 板胡 bǎn hú ㄅㄢˇ ㄏㄨˊ baan2 wu4 a bowed stringed instrument with a thin wooden soundboard
- 柴胡 chái hú ㄔㄞˊ ㄏㄨˊ caai4 wu4 Chinese thorowax (Bupleurum chinense)
- 模胡 mó hu ㄇㄛˊ ˙ㄏㄨ mou4 wu4 variant of 模糊
- 羯胡 Jié hú ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄏㄨˊ kit3 wu4 Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century
- 胡人 hú rén ㄏㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ wu4 jan4 ethnic groups in the north and west of China in ancient times
- 胡佛 Hú fó ㄏㄨˊ ㄈㄛˊ wu4 fat6 Hoover (name)
- 胡佳 Hú Jiā ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ wu4 gaai1 Hu Jia (1973-), PRC dissident human rights activist
- 胡来 胡來 hú lái ㄏㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ wu4 loi4 to act arbitrarily regardless of the rules
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
- 跋胡疐尾 bá hú zhì wěi ㄅㄚˊ ㄏㄨˊ ㄓˋ ㄨㄟˇ (idiom, from Book of Songs) unable to advance or retreat
- 胡编乱造 胡編亂造 hú biān luàn zào ㄏㄨˊ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄗㄠˋ wu4 pin1 lyun6 zou6 to concoct a cock-and-bull story (idiom)
- 胡搅蛮缠 胡攪蠻纏 hú jiǎo mán chán ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ wu4 gaau2 maan4 cin4 (idiom) to pester endlessly
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- 胡思乱想 胡思亂想 hú sī luàn xiǎng ㄏㄨˊ ㄙ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ wu4 si1 lyun6 soeng2 (idiom) to indulge in flights of fancy; to let one's imagination run wild
- 胡天胡帝 hú tiān hú dì ㄏㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ wu4 tin1 wu4 dai3 with all the majesty of an emperor (idiom)
- 胡言乱语 胡言亂語 hú yán luàn yǔ ㄏㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄩˇ wu4 jin4 lyun6 jyu5 babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings
- 胡诌八扯 胡謅八扯 hú zhōu bā chě ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄅㄚ ㄔㄜˇ wu4 zau1 baat3 ce2 to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
- 胡诌乱傍 胡謅亂傍 hú zhōu luàn bàng ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄅㄤˋ wu4 zau1 lyun6 bong6 to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
- 胡诌乱扯 胡謅亂扯 hú zhōu luàn chě ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄔㄜˇ wu4 zau1 lyun6 ce2 to talk nonsense (idiom); saying whatever comes into his head
- 胡诌乱道 胡謅亂道 hú zhōu luàn dào ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ wu4 zau1 lyun6 dou6 to talk nonsense (idiom); saying whatever comes into his head