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four divinities

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四灵

sì líng

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]

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四象

sì xiàng

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]

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宋四家

sòng sì jiā

four generations under one roof (idiom)

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四世同堂

sì shì tóng táng

four legs facing the sky (idiom)

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四脚朝天

sì jiǎo cháo tiān

four of a kind

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四条

sì tiáo

four seasons beancurd

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四季豆腐

sì jì dòu fu

four seasons like spring

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四季如春

sì jì rú chūn

four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1]

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四季

sì jì

four sides

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四边

sì biān

four-by-four (vehicle)

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四驱车

sì qū chē

four-dimensional space (math.)

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四维空间

sì wéi kōng jiān

four-eyes (facetious term for a person who wears glasses)

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四眼田鸡

sì yǎn tián jī

four-leaf clover

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四叶草

sì yè cǎo

four-square box in which one practices writing a Chinese character

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虚宫格

xū gōng gé

four-way

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四方

sì fāng

four-wheel drive

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四轮驱动

sì lún qū dòng

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

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五四

wǔ sì

fourth of the five night watch periods 01:00-03:00 (old)

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四更

sì gēng

frame (of spectacles, small ornament etc)

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框子

kuàng zǐ

free

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漫

màn

free

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空余

kòng yú

free (of charge)

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免费

miǎn fèi

free agency

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自由选择权

zì yóu xuǎn zé quán