廿四史
廿四史 niàn sì shǐ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄙˋ ㄕˇ jaa6 sei3 si2
- twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
- same as 二十四史 Èr shí sì Shǐ ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄙˋ ㄕˇ
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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)
- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
史
- 史料 shǐ liào ㄕˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ si2 liu2 historical material or data
- 历史歷史 lì shǐ ㄌㄧˋ ㄕˇ lik6 si2 history
- 史无前例史無前例 shǐ wú qián lì ㄕˇ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ si2 mou4 cin4 lai6 (idiom) unprecedented in history
- 元史 Yuán shǐ ㄩㄢˊ ㄕˇ jyun4 si2 History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Song Lian 宋濂[Song4 Lian2] in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls
- 刺史 cì shǐ ㄘˋ ㄕˇ ci3 si2 provincial governor (old)
- 北史 Běi shǐ ㄅㄟˇ ㄕˇ bak1 si2 History of the Northern Dynasties, fifteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿[Li3 Yan2 shou4] in 659 during Tang Dynasty, 100 scrolls
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)
- 名垂青史 míng chuí qīng shǐ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕˇ ming4 seoi4 cing1 si2 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
- 史无前例史無前例 shǐ wú qián lì ㄕˇ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ si2 mou4 cin4 lai6 (idiom) unprecedented in history
- 以史为鉴以史為鑒 yǐ shǐ wéi jiàn ㄧˇ ㄕˇ ㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ to learn from history (idiom)