sì dà
the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)
the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)
sì jí
grade 4
fourth class
category D
Sì chuān
Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都
Sì guó
Shikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan)
sì yuè
April
fourth month (of the lunar year)
sì jiǎo
the four corners (of a rectangle)
the eaves that the four corners of a building
sì chóng zòu
quartet (musical ensemble)
sì zhī
the four limbs of the body
sì jì
four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
Sì rì shì
Yokaichi City in Mi'e prefecture 三重縣|三重县[San1 chong2 xian4], Japan
wǔ sì
fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
sì tōng bā dá
roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
sì miàn bā fāng
in all directions
all around
far and near
sì qǐ
to spring up everywhere
from all around
sì miàn chǔ gē
lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
sì chù
all over the place
everywhere and all directions
sì rén bāng
Gang of Four: Jiang Qing 江青, Zhang Chunqiao 張春橋, Yao Wenyuan 姚文元, Wang Hongwen 王洪文, who served as scapegoats for the excesses of the cultural revolution
sì sàn
to disperse
to scatter in all directions
wén fáng sì bǎo
Four Treasures of the Study, namely 筆|笔[bi3], 墨[mo4], 紙|纸[zhi3] and 硯|砚[yan4]
the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship (idiom)
Sì chuān shěng
Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川 or 蜀, capital Chengdu 成都
Sì shū
Four Books, namely: the Great Learning 大學|大学, the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, the Analects of Confucius 論語|论语, and Mencius 孟子
sì hé yuàn
courtyard house (type of Chinese residence)
Sì píng
Siping prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
sì fāng
four-way
four-sided
in all directions
everywhere
sì wéi
the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor
see 禮義廉恥|礼义廉耻[li3 yi4 lian2 chi3]
the four directions
the four limbs (Chinese medicine)
four-dimensional
Xīn sì jūn
New Fourth army of Republic of China, set up in 1937 and controlled by the communists
dì sì jì dù
fourth quarter (of financial year)
sì jiàn
(of droplets, sparks etc) to fly about in all directions
to splatter everywhere
Sì rì shì shì
Yokkaichi, Mie prefecture 三重縣|三重县[San1 chong2 xian4], Japan
liù · sì
refers to Tian'anmen incident of 4th June 1989
mèi lì sì shè
glamorous
charming
seductive
huó lì sì shè
dynamic
enthusiastic
energetic
sì dà míng zhù
the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]
Wǔ sì Yùn dòng
May Fourth Movement
Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
sì dà tiān wáng
the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra)
the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha
sì shí
the four seasons, namely: spring 春, summer 夏, autumn 秋 and winter 冬
dì sì jì
fourth period
quaternary (geological period covering the recent ice ages over the last 180,000 years)
sì cì
fourth
four times
quartic
jù sì fú yǐ xī
polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), trademarked as Teflon
sì dà měi nǚ
Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xi Shi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环 or Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃
sì huà
abbr. for 四個現代化|四个现代化[si4 ge4 xian4 dai4 hua4], Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations
sì kù
the four book depositories, namely: classics 經|经, history 史, philosophy 子, belle-lettres 集
dà sì
fourth-year university student
èr shí sì jié qi
the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods
Sì huì
Sihui county level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[Zhao4 qing4], Guangdong
sì fēn wǔ liè
all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
complete lack of unity
to disintegrate
falling apart
to be at sixes and sevens
Sì chuān dà dì zhèn
Sichuan great earthquake
the magnitude 8 earthquake of May 2008 at Wenchuan 汶川, Sichuan, that killed more than 80,000 people
jīn zhuān sì guó
Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC)
sì jì dòu
green bean
French bean
runner bean
Sì píng shì
Siping prefecture level city in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China
sì hǎi wéi jiā
to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
to feel at home anywhere
to roam about unconstrained
to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
Sì fāng qū
Sifang district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
sì kù quán shū
Siku Quanshu (collection of books compiled during Qing dynasty)
dì sì tái
fourth channel
(in Taiwan) cable TV, FTV
Sì shì tóng táng
Four Generations under One Roof, novel by Lao She 老舍[Lǎo Shě]
sì shì tóng táng
four generations under one roof (idiom)
sì shēng
the four tones of classical Chinese phonetics, namely: level or even tone 平聲|平声, third tone 上聲|上声, fourth tone 去聲|去声, entering tone 入聲|入声
the four tones of modern standard Chinese pronunciation, namely: First or high level tone 陰平聲|阴平声, Second or rising tone 陽平聲|阳平声, Third or low-falling-raising tone 上聲|上声, Fourth or falling tone 去聲|去声
sì shě wǔ rù
to round up to the nearest integer
to discard four, but treat five as whole (of decimal points)
sì jiǎo hào mǎ
four corner code (input method for Chinese characters)
Lǐ Sì
Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四, 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry
sì gēng
fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)
sì jì rú chūn
four seasons like spring
favorable climate throughout the year
sì xiàng
four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[er4 shi2 ba1 xiu4] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龍|青龙[Qing1 long2], White Tiger 白虎[Bai2 hu3], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[Zhu1 que4], Black Tortoise 玄武[Xuan2 wu3]
Sì hú
Si or Ssuhu township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
sì dà fā míng
the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder
zhāo sān mù sì
lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
indecisive
to blow hot and cold
Sì Xiǎo lóng
Four Asian Tigers
East Asian Tigers
Four Little Dragons (East Asian economic powers: Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong)
liù shí sì guà
the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes (I Ching or Yi Jing) 易經|易经
yī jiǔ sì jiǔ
1949
year of the communist victory in China, the foundation of the PRC and of ROC in Taiwan
sì wù tāng
four-substance decoction (si wu tang), tonic formula used in Chinese medicine
sì wéi kōng jiān
four-dimensional space (math.)
èr shí sì shǐ
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
fig. a long and complicated story
bù sān bù sì
dubious
shady
neither one thing nor the other
neither fish nor fowl
nondescript
sì gè xiàn dài huà
Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology
abbr. to 四化
sì qīng
see 四清運動|四清运动[sì qīng yùn dòng]
the “Four Clean-ups” Movement
sì tǐ
one's four limbs
two arms and two legs
sì píng bā wěn
everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
Sì huì shì
Sihui county level city in Zhaoqing 肇慶|肇庆[Zhao4 qing4], Guangdong
yī jiǔ sì jiǔ nián
1949
year of the communist victory in China, the foundation of the PRC and of ROC in Taiwan
sì tóu jī
quadriceps muscle group
thigh muscles
Lǐ Sì guāng
Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration
liù sì shì jiàn
Tian'anmen incident of 4th Jun 1989
sì jiǎo cháo tiān
four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
gǔ sì tóu jī
quadriceps muscle group
thigh muscles
fēng yān sì qǐ
lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
sì wéi
all around
on all sides
encircled
fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
a panacea
sì jiù
the Four Olds (target of the Cultural Revolution)
zhì zài sì fāng
to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)
láng yān sì qǐ
fire beacons on all sides (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
sì líng
four divinities
four divine emperors
four mythical creatures symbolic of propsperity and longevity, namely phoenix 鳳|凤[feng4], turtle 龜|龟[gui1], dragon 龍|龙[long2], Chinese unicorn 麒麟[qi2 lin2]
also 四象[si4 xiang4], the four division of the sky
sì dé
four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends
the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
sān cóng sì dé
Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
sì yī èr
12th April
refers to Chiang Kai-shek's coup of 12th April 1927 against the communists in Shanghai
diān sān dǎo sì
confused
disorderly
incoherent
zài sì
repeatedly
over and over again
Sì zǐ wáng qí
Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4], Inner Mongolia
Sì fāng tái
Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
sì fēn wèi
quarterback (QB) (American football)
sì hǎi jiē zhǔn
appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
a panacea
pò sì jiù
Destroy the Four Olds (campaign of the Cultural Revolution)
dì sì shēng
fourth tone in Mandarin
falling tone
tuī sān zǔ sì
to use all sorts of excuses
Sì dà Fó jiào Míng shān
Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山|五台山 in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山|九华山 in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 in Zhejiang
Sì hú xiāng
Si or Ssuhu township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan
Zhāng sān Lǐ sì
Zhang and Li (idiom); Zhang with tight trousers and Li with wide hat
Tom, Dick and Harry
zài sān zài sì
repeatedly
over and over again
Zhōng guó gǔ dài sì dà měi nǚ
Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xi Shi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环 or Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃
sì qīng yùn dòng
the “Four Clean-ups” Movement (1963-66), a nationwide movement to clean things up in the fields of politics, economy, organization and ideology (historical)
sì dì
the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道: all life is suffering 苦, the cause of suffering is desire 集, emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭, the way 道 to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道
wǔ sì ài guó yùn dòng
May Fourth Movement
Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
sì shí èr zhāng jīng
The Sutra in Forty-two Sections Spoken by the Buddha, the first Chinese Buddhist text, translated in 67 by Kasyapa-Matanga 迦葉摩騰 and Gobharana 竺法蘭 (Dharmaraksha)
Sì fāng tái qū
Sifangtai district of Shuangyashan city 雙鴨山|双鸭山[Shuang1 ya1 shan1], Heilongjiang
Sì píng dì qū
former Siping prefecture, Jilin
Sòng sì jiā
four famous Song calligraphers, namely: Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Su1 Shi4], Huang Tingjian 黃庭堅|黄庭坚[Huang2 Ting2 jian1], Mi Fu 米芾[Mi3 Fu2] and Cai Xiang 蔡襄[Cai4 Xiang1]
sì jiāo
suburb
outskirts (of town)
sì hǎi shēng píng
lit. all four oceans are peaceful
worldwide peace (idiom)
sì jiǎo shé
lizard
common spoken equivalent of 蜥蜴[xi1 yi4]
Jiāng nán sì dà cái zǐ
Four great southern talents of the Ming, namely: Tang Bohu 唐伯虎, Zhu Zhishan 祝枝山, Wen Zhengming 文徵明|文征明 and Xu Zhenqing 徐禎卿|徐祯卿
sì yī èr fǎn gé mìng zhèng biàn
counterrevolutionary coup of 12th April 1927, Chiang Kai-shek's coup against the communists in Shanghai
sì dà shí kū
Four great caves, namely: Longmen grottoes 龍門石窟|龙门石窟[Long2 men2 shi2 ku1] at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang caves 雲岡石窟|云冈石窟[Yun2 gang1 shi2 ku1] at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao caves 莫高窟[Mo4 gao1 ku1] at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji caves 麥積山石窟|麦积山石窟[Mai4 ji1 shan1 shi2 ku1] at Tianshui, Gansu
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
sì shèng dì
the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)
see also 四諦|四谛[si4 di4] and 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]
jiē fang sì lín
neighbors
the whole neighborhood
sì hào diàn chí
AAA battery (Tw)
PRC equivalent: 七號電池|七号电池[qi1 hao4 dian4 chi2]
qī zhèng sì yú
seven heavenly bodies and four imaginary stars (in astrology and fengshui)
yáng míng sì hǎi
known throughout the country (idiom); world-famous
sì wéi shí kōng
four-dimensional space-time (in relativity)
Yuán qǔ sì dà jiā
Four great Yuan dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guan1 Han4 qing1], Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖[Zheng4 Guang1 zu3], Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远[Ma3 Zhi4 yuan3] and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴[Bai2 Pu3]
fēng huǒ sì qǐ
the fire of war in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
sì dà xū shēng
Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma Lianliang 馬連良|马连良, Tan Fuying 譚富英|谭富英, Yang Baosen 楊寶森|杨宝森, Xi Xiaobo 奚嘯伯|奚啸伯
Hàn sì jùn
four Han commanderies in north Korea 108 BC-c. 300 AD
sì dà pén dì
four great basin depressions of China, namely: Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地
sì xún zhāi
Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)
sì qīng dà má fēn
Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC
chuán bō sì fāng
to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
niàn sì shǐ
twenty four dynastic histories (or 25 or 26 in modern editions)
same as 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3]
bù guī zé sì biān xíng
irregular quadrilateral
trapezium
sì yī èr shì biàn
the coup of 12th Mar 1927, an attempt by Chiang Kai-shek to suppress the communists
called 反革命政变|反革命政變 or 慘案|惨案 in PRC literature
sì fú huà guī
silicon tetrafluoride SiF4
Sì zǐ wáng
Siziwang banner or Dörvön-xüüxed khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4], Inner Mongolia
sì hǎi piāo líng
drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
sì yǐ jī qiān zhōng dú
tetraethyl lead poisoning
héng sān shù sì
in disorder
in a tremendous mess
sì fāng xiǎng yìng
a response from every direction (idiom)
tiáo sān wō sì
to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)
mù kōng sì hǎi
the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant
condescending
supercilious
bā sān lǎn sì
to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
sì fú huà yóu
uranium tetrafluoride (UF4)
fēi mò sì jiàn
to spray in all directions
Zhāng sān , Lǐ sì , Wáng wǔ , Zhào liù
four proverbial names
Tom, Dick and Harry
Sòng sì dà shū
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华
Táng chū Sì Dà jiā
Four Great Poets of early Tang
refers to Yu Shi'nan 虞世南[Yu2 Shi4 nan2], Ouyang Xun 陽歐詢|欧阳询[Ou1 yang2 Xun2], Chu Suiliang 楮遂良[Chu3 Sui4 liang2] and Xue Ji 薛稷[Xue1 Ji4]
lián sān bìng sì
one after the other
in succession (idiom)
liù cháo sì dà jiā
Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴, Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之, Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微 and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇
zá jù sì dà jiā
Four great Yuan dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guan1 Han4 qing1], Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖[Zheng4 Guang1 zu3], Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远[Ma3 Zhi4 yuan3] and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴[Bai2 Pu3]
kuáng sān zhà sì
to deceive and swindle across the board (idiom)
sì tàn táng
tetrose (CH20)4, monosaccharide with four carbon atoms
sì yī èr cǎn àn
the massacre of 12th Mar 1927
the Shanghai coup of 12th Mar 1927 by Chiang Kai-shek against the communists
fēng yān sì qǐ , zhàn huǒ fēn fēi
lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
hé sì yǐ chǐ gōng
names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale, corresponding roughly to do, re, mi, sol, la
tiǎo sān wō sì
to sow discord everywhere
sì jiǎo zhù tǐ
cuboid
rectangular prism (math.)
chuán sān guò sì
to spread rumors
to gossip
Běi Sòng sì dà bù shū
Four great compilations of Northern Song dynasty, namely: Extensive records of the Taiping era (978) 太平廣記|太平广记, Imperial readings of the Taiping era 太平御覽|太平御览, Prime tortoise of the record bureau 冊府元龜|册府元龟, Finest blossoms in the garden of literature 文苑英華|文苑英华
hé sì jí gòng zhèn
nuclear quadrupole resonance (physics)
sì miàn Chǔ gē
lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
sì lún dìng wèi
wheel alignment (automobile maintenance)
sì zhěn
(TCM) the four methods of diagnosis, namely 望診|望诊[wang4 zhen3] (observation), 聞診|闻诊[wen2 zhen3] (auscultation and olfaction), 問診|问诊[wen4 zhen3] (interrogation), 切診|切诊[qie4 zhen3] (pulse feeling and palpation)
sì hú
sihu (or "khuurchir" in Mongolian), a bowed instrument with four strings, primarily associated with Mongolian and Chinese culture
sì shēng dù juān
(bird species of China) Indian cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)
sì yì
(of a perfume or a foul odor) permeating the whole place
(of grease etc) dripping everywhere
flowing all over the place
Sì qīng Yùn dòng
the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66), which aimed to cleanse the politics, economy, organization and ideology of the Communist Party
Sì qīng
the Four Cleanups Movement (1963-66)
abbr. for 四清運動|四清运动[Si4 qing1 Yun4 dong4]
Sì xiàng Jī běn Yuán zé
the Four Cardinal Principles by Deng Xiaoping 鄧小平|邓小平[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2] in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, proletariat's dictatorship, CPC's leadership, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism
sì qū chē
four-by-four (vehicle)
4x4
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
Jīn zhuān Sì Guó
Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC)
shuō sān dào sì
to make thoughtless remarks (idiom)
to criticize
gossip
yǎn guān sì miàn , ěr tīng bā fāng
lit. the eyes observe all sides and the ears listen in all directions (idiom)
fig. to be observant and alert
yǎn guān sì chù , ěr tīng bā fāng
see 眼觀四面,耳聽八方|眼观四面,耳听八方[yan3 guan1 si4 mian4 , er3 ting1 ba1 fang1]
fēng yān sì qǐ , zhàn huǒ fēn fēi
lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
Hé sì
Fourth Nuclear Power Plant near New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
also called Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant
fàng zhī sì hǎi ér jiē zhǔn
applicable anywhere (idiom)
jiā tú sì bì
lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)
fig. very poor
wretched
sì mín
"the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants
Sì yuè
April
fourth month (of the lunar year)
sì ge xiàn dài huà
Deng Xiaoping's four modernizations practiced from the 1980s (possibly planned together with Zhou Enlai), namely: modernization of industry, agriculture, national defense and science and technology
abbr. to 四化
Sì ge Quán miàn
Four Comprehensives (political guidelines announced by President Xi Jinping, 2015)
sì yǎng bā chā
sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
Sì Shì Tóng táng
Four Generations Under One Roof, novel by Lao She 老舍[Lao3 She3]
míng yáng sì hǎi
to become known far and wide (idiom)
famous
wēi jī sì fú
danger lurks on every side (idiom)
gōu sān dā sì
to make hanky-panky
to seduce women
Liù Sì Shì jiàn
Tiananmen Incident of June 4, 1989
Liù Sì
refers to Tiananmen incident of 4th June 1989
Èr shí sì Xiào
the Twenty-four Filial Exemplars, classic Confucian text on filial piety from Yuan dynasty
Èr shí sì Shǐ
the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century
fig. a long and complicated story
gān biān sì jì dòu
fried beans, Sichuan style
sì dà jiē kōng
lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
this world is an illusion
sì dà měi nǚ
Four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施[Xi1 shi1], Wang Zhaojun 王昭君[Wang2 Zhao1 jun1], Diaochan 貂蟬|貂蝉[Diao1 Chan2] and Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環|杨玉环[Yang2 Yu4 huan2]
sì sàn bēn táo
to scatter in all directions
Sì kù Quán shū
Siku Quanshu (collection of books compiled during Qing dynasty)
Sì chuān zhì chún
(bird species of China) buff-throated monal-partridge (Tetraophasis szechenyii)
Sì chuān Shěng
Sichuan province (Szechuan) in southwest China, abbr. 川[Chuan1] or 蜀[Shu3], capital Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
Sì chuān liǔ yīng
(bird species of China) Sichuan leaf warbler (Phylloscopus forresti)
Sì chuān lín xiāo
(bird species of China) Sichuan wood owl (Strix davidi)
Sì chuān xuán mù què
(bird species of China) Sichuan treecreeper (Certhia tianquanensis)
Sì chuān shān zhè gū
(bird species of China) Sichuan partridge (Arborophila rufipectus)
Sì chuān Dà dì zhèn
Great Sichuan Earthquake (2008)
Sì chuān Wài guó yǔ Dà xué
Sichuan International Studies University (SISU)
sì hài
"the four pests", i.e. rats, flies, mosquitoes, and sparrows
see also 打麻雀運動|打麻雀运动[Da3 Ma2 que4 Yun4 dong4]
sì jì dòu
green bean
French bean
runner bean