四郊 sì jiāo ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄠ sei3 gaau1
- suburb
- outskirts (of town)
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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
郊
- 郊区 郊區 jiāo qū ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄩ gaau1 keoi1 suburban district; outskirts; suburbs
- 郊外 jiāo wài ㄐㄧㄠ ㄨㄞˋ gaau1 ngoi6 outskirts
- 郊游 郊遊 jiāo yóu ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ gaau1 jau4 to go for an outing
- 京郊 Jīng jiāo ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄠ ging1 gaau1 suburbs of Beijing
- 城郊 chéng jiāo ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠ sing4 gaau1 suburbs
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- 孟郊 Mèng Jiāo ㄇㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄠ maang6 gaau1 Meng Jiao (751-814), Tang dynasty essayist and poet
- 市郊 shì jiāo ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄠ si5 gaau1 outer city
- 荒郊 huāng jiāo ㄏㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄠ fong1 gaau1 desolate area outside a town
- 近郊 jìn jiāo ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄠ gan6 gaau1 suburbs
- 远郊 遠郊 yuǎn jiāo ㄩㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄠ jyun5 gaau1 outer suburbs
- 郊区 郊區 Jiāo Qū ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄩ gaau1 keoi1 Jiao District or Jiaoqu, a district of Tongling City 铜陵市, Anhui
- 郊狼 jiāo láng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄤˊ gaau1 long4 coyote (Canis latrans)
- 郊祀 jiāo sì ㄐㄧㄠ ㄙˋ gaau1 zi6 pair of annual sacrificial ceremonies held by the emperor in ancient times: one in the southern suburbs of the capital (bringing offerings to Heaven) and another in the northern suburbs (with offerings to Earth)
- 郊野 jiāo yě ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˇ gaau1 je5 open area outside the city
- 乡郊 鄉郊 xiāng jiāo ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄠ hoeng1 gaau1 (HK) rural area on the outskirts of a town or city; rural-urban fringe
- 南郊区 南郊區 Nán jiāo qū ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄩ naam4 gaau1 keoi1 Nanjiao district of Datong city 大同市, Shanxi
- 近郊区 近郊區 jìn jiāo qū ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄩ gan6 gaau1 keoi1 suburbs
- 京郊日报 京郊日報 Jīng jiāo Rì bào ㄐㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄖˋ ㄅㄠˋ ging1 gaau1 jat6 bou3 Beijing Suburbs Daily, newspaper in operation 1980-2018
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