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)
- fig. very poor
- wretched
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家
- 人家 rén jiā ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄚ jan4 gaa1 household
- 人家 rén jia ㄖㄣˊ ˙ㄐㄧㄚ jan4 gaa1 other people
- 作家 zuò jiā ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zok3 gaa1 author
- 家伙 傢伙 jiā huo ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ variant of 家伙
- 儒家 Rú jiā ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ jyu4 gaa1 Confucian school, founded by Confucius 孔子 (551-479 BC) and Mencius 孟子 (c. 372-c. 289 BC)
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- 全家 quán jiā ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄚ cyun4 gaa1 whole family
- 分家 fēn jiā ㄈㄣ ㄐㄧㄚ fan1 gaa1 to separate and live apart
- 回家 huí jiā ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄚ wui4 gaa1 to return home
- 国家 國家 guó jiā ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ gwok3 gaa1 country; nation; state
- 在家 zài jiā ㄗㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zoi6 gaa1 to be at home
- 大家 dà jiā ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ daai6 gaa1 everyone
- 娘家 niáng jiā ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ noeng4 gaa1 wife's family (before marriage)
- 婆家 pó jiā ㄆㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ po4 gaa1 husband's family (traditionally where the wife moves into)
- 家事 jiā shì ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕˋ gaa1 si6 family matters
- 家人 jiā rén ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄣˊ gaa1 jan4 family member
- 家伙 jiā huo ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ gaa1 fo2 household dish, implement or furniture
- 家具 jiā jù ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄩˋ gaa1 geoi6 furniture
- 家务 家務 jiā wù ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨˋ gaa1 mou6 household duties
- 家园 家園 jiā yuán ㄐㄧㄚ ㄩㄢˊ gaa1 jyun4 home
- 家境 jiā jìng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gaa1 ging2 family financial situation
徒
- 信徒 xìn tú ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨˊ seon3 tou4 believer
- 学徒 學徒 xué tú ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄊㄨˊ hok6 tou4 apprentice
- 徒弟 tú dì ㄊㄨˊ ㄉㄧˋ tou4 dai2 apprentice
- 徒步 tú bù ㄊㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ tou4 bou6 to be on foot
- 教徒 jiào tú ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄨˊ gaau3 tou4 disciple
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- 歹徒 dǎi tú ㄉㄞˇ ㄊㄨˊ daai2 tou4 evildoer
- 丹徒 Dān tú ㄉㄢ ㄊㄨˊ daan1 tou4 see 丹徒区
- 使徒 shǐ tú ㄕˇ ㄊㄨˊ si3 tou4 apostle
- 僧徒 sēng tú ㄙㄥ ㄊㄨˊ zang1 tou4 Buddhist monks
- 匪徒 fěi tú ㄈㄟˇ ㄊㄨˊ fei2 tou4 gangster
- 博徒 bó tú ㄅㄛˊ ㄊㄨˊ bok3 tou4 gambler
- 叛徒 pàn tú ㄆㄢˋ ㄊㄨˊ bun6 tou4 traitor
- 司徒 Sī tú ㄙ ㄊㄨˊ si1 tou4 two-character surname Situ
- 司徒 sī tú ㄙ ㄊㄨˊ si1 tou4 minister of land and people (in ancient times)
- 囚徒 qiú tú ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄨˊ cau4 tou4 prisoner; convict
- 奸徒 jiān tú ㄐㄧㄢ ㄊㄨˊ gaan1 tou4 a crafty villain
- 师徒 師徒 shī tú ㄕ ㄊㄨˊ si1 tou4 master and disciple
- 徒儿 徒兒 tú ér ㄊㄨˊ ㄦˊ tou4 ji4 disciple; apprentice
- 徒具 tú jù ㄊㄨˊ ㄐㄩˋ tou4 geoi6 to only have
- 徒刑 tú xíng ㄊㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ tou4 jing4 prison sentence
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
壁
- 壁画 壁畫 bì huà ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ bik1 waa2 mural (painting)
- 峭壁 qiào bì ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄅㄧˋ ciu3 bik1 cliff
- 戈壁 Gē bì ㄍㄜ ㄅㄧˋ gwo1 bik1 Gobi (desert)
- 墙壁 牆壁 qiáng bì ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄧˋ coeng4 bik1 wall
- 隔壁 gé bì ㄍㄜˊ ㄅㄧˋ gaak3 bik1 next door
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- 一壁 yī bì ㄧ ㄅㄧˋ jat1 bik1 at the same time; simultaneously; while
- 侧壁 側壁 cè bì ㄘㄜˋ ㄅㄧˋ zak1 bik3 side wall
- 坚壁 堅壁 jiān bì ㄐㄧㄢ ㄅㄧˋ gin1 bik1 to cache; to hide supplies (from the enemy)
- 坞壁 塢壁 wù bì ㄨˋ ㄅㄧˋ wu2 bik1 small fortress; fortified compound
- 壁助 bì zhù ㄅㄧˋ ㄓㄨˋ bik1 zo6 help
- 壁咚 bì dōng ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄨㄥ bik1 dung1 (slang) to kabedon; to corner (sb in whom one has a romantic interest) against a wall (loanword from Japanese 壁ドン "kabedon")
- 壁报 壁報 bì bào ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄠˋ bik1 bou3 wall newspaper
- 壁塞 bì sāi ㄅㄧˋ ㄙㄞ bik1 sak1 wall plug
- 壁垒 壁壘 bì lěi ㄅㄧˋ ㄌㄟˇ bik1 leoi5 rampart
- 壁厢 壁廂 bì xiāng ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤ bik1 soeng1 lateral
- 壁挂 壁掛 bì guà ㄅㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄚˋ bik1 gwaa3 wall hanging
- 壁架 bì jià ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ bik1 gaa2 ledge
- 壁橱 壁櫥 bì chú ㄅㄧˋ ㄔㄨˊ bik1 cyu4 a built-in wardrobe or cupboard
- 壁毯 bì tǎn ㄅㄧˋ ㄊㄢˇ bik1 taan2 tapestry (used as a wall hanging)
- 壁灯 壁燈 bì dēng ㄅㄧˋ ㄉㄥ bik1 dang1 wall lamp