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| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
四大 see styles |
sì dà si4 da4 ssu ta shidai しだい |
More info & calligraphy: Shidai / Sida / Mahabhuta(1) {Buddh} the four elements (earth, water, fire, wind); (2) the human body; (3) Tao, heaven, earth and king mahābhūta, 四界; 四大界. The four elements of which all things are made; or the four realms; i. e. earth, water, fire, and wind (or air); they represent 堅, 濕, 煖, and 動 solid, liquid, heat, and motion; motion produces and maintains life. As 實 active or formative forces they are styled 四界 (四大界) ; as 假 passive or material objects they are 四大; but the 成實論 Satyasiddhi śāstra disputes the 實 and recognizes only the 假. |
四大丸 see styles |
shidaimaru しだいまる |
(place-name) Shidaimaru |
四大地 see styles |
yondaichi よんだいち |
(place-name) Yondaichi |
四大師 四大师 see styles |
sì dà shī si4 da4 shi1 ssu ta shih shi daishi |
The four monastic heads imperially appointed during, the Tang dynasty. |
四大律 see styles |
sì dà lǜ si4 da4 lv4 ssu ta lü shi dairitsu |
four great vinayas |
四大洲 see styles |
sì dà zhōu si4 da4 zhou1 ssu ta chou shi daishū |
four continents |
四大海 see styles |
sì dà hǎi si4 da4 hai3 ssu ta hai |
The four great oceans in a world, around Sumeru, in which are the four great continents; cf. 九山八海. |
四大王 see styles |
sì dà wáng si4 da4 wang2 ssu ta wang shidaiō |
four heavenly kings |
四大種 四大种 see styles |
sì dà zhǒng si4 da4 zhong3 ssu ta chung shi dai shu |
idem 四大. |
四大節 see styles |
shidaisetsu しだいせつ |
(See 紀元節,四方拝,天長節,明治節) the four grand national holidays (Prayer to the Four Quarters, Empire Day, the Emperor's Birthday, Emperor Meiji's birthday; 1927-1948) |
四大護 四大护 see styles |
sì dà hù si4 da4 hu4 ssu ta hu shidaigo |
The guardian devas of the four quarters: south 金剛無勝結護; east 無畏結護; north 懷諸怖結護; and west 難降伏結護. The 四大佛護院 is the thirteenth group of the Garbhadhātu. |
四大不調 四大不调 see styles |
sì dà bù diào si4 da4 bu4 diao4 ssu ta pu tiao shidaifuchou / shidaifucho しだいふちょう |
{Buddh} falling ill (esp. of a monk); illness The inharmonious working of the four elements in the body, which causes the 440 ailments; cf. 四蛇. |
四大元素 see styles |
yondaigenso よんだいげんそ |
More info & calligraphy: Earth Fire Water Air |
四大名山 see styles |
sì dà míng shān si4 da4 ming2 shan1 ssu ta ming shan shidai myōsan |
The four famous 'hills' or monasteries in China: 普陀 P'u-t'o, for Guanyin, element water; 五臺 Wu-tai, Wen-shu, wind; 峨眉 O-mei, P'uhsien, fire; and 九華 Chiu-hua, Tizang, earth. |
四大名著 see styles |
sì dà míng zhù si4 da4 ming2 zhu4 ssu ta ming chu |
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] |
四大堂口 see styles |
sì dà táng kǒu si4 da4 tang2 kou3 ssu ta t`ang k`ou ssu ta tang kou shi daidōku |
four departments of a monastery |
四大大会 see styles |
yondaitaikai よんだいたいかい |
the four most important tournaments in a particular sport; grand slam tournaments; majors |
四大天王 see styles |
sì dà tiān wáng si4 da4 tian1 wang2 ssu ta t`ien wang ssu ta tien wang shi daitennō |
the four heavenly kings (Sanskrit vajra); the four guardians or warrior attendants of Buddha see 四天王. The four deva-kings of the four quarters, guardians in a monastery. |
四大奇書 see styles |
shidaikisho しだいきしょ |
Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature (Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, Water Margin, and The Plum in the Golden Vase) |
四大家魚 see styles |
yondaikagyo よんだいかぎょ |
four large domesticated fishes (black carp, grass carp, bighead carp, and silver carp) |
四大廣律 四大广律 see styles |
sì dà guǎng lǜ si4 da4 guang3 lv4 ssu ta kuang lü shi daikō ritsu |
four comprehensive vinaya texts |
四大弟子 see styles |
sì dà dì zǐ si4 da4 di4 zi3 ssu ta ti tzu shi dai daishi |
The four great disciples of the Buddha— Śāriputra, Mahāmaudgalyāyana, Subhūti, and Mahākāśyapa. Another group is Mahākāśyapa, Piṇḍola, Rāhula, and ? Kauṇḍinya. |
四大文明 see styles |
yondaibunmei / yondaibunme よんだいぶんめい |
(hist) the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India and Egypt; as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900) |
四大文法 see styles |
yondaibunpou / yondaibunpo よんだいぶんぽう |
the four great Japanese grammar texts (Yamada, Matsushita, Hashimoto and Tokieda) |
四大明王 see styles |
sì dà míng wáng si4 da4 ming2 wang2 ssu ta ming wang shi daimyō ō |
v. 大明王. |
四大発明 see styles |
yondaihatsumei / yondaihatsume よんだいはつめい |
(hist) Four Great Inventions (of China: the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing) |
四大發明 四大发明 see styles |
sì dà fā míng si4 da4 fa1 ming2 ssu ta fa ming |
the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder |
四大皆空 see styles |
sì dà jiē kōng si4 da4 jie1 kong1 ssu ta chieh k`ung ssu ta chieh kung |
lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom); this world is an illusion |
四大盆地 see styles |
sì dà pén dì si4 da4 pen2 di4 ssu ta p`en ti ssu ta pen ti |
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 |
四大石窟 see styles |
sì dà shí kū si4 da4 shi2 ku1 ssu ta shih k`u ssu ta shih ku |
the 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 |
四大美女 see styles |
sì dà měi nǚ si4 da4 mei3 nu:3 ssu ta mei nü |
the 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] |
四大聲聞 四大声闻 see styles |
sì dà shēng wén si4 da4 sheng1 wen2 ssu ta sheng wen shidai shōmon |
The four great śrāvakas, idem 四大弟子. |
四大菩薩 四大菩萨 see styles |
sì dà pú sà si4 da4 pu2 sa4 ssu ta p`u sa ssu ta pu sa shi dai bosatsu |
The four great Bodhisattvas of the Lotus Sutra, i. e. Maitreya, Mañjuśrī, Avalokiteśvara, and Samantabhadra. Another list of previous Bodhisattvas is 上行 Viśiṣtacāritra; 無邊行 Anantacāritra; 淨行 Viśuddhacāritra, and 安立行 Supratiṣṭhitacāritra. |
四大部洲 see styles |
sì dà bù zhōu si4 da4 bu4 zhou1 ssu ta pu chou shidai bushū |
The four great continents. See 四洲. |
四大部經 四大部经 see styles |
sì dà bù jīng si4 da4 bu4 jing1 ssu ta pu ching shi dai bukyō |
Four great sutras: 華嚴經 Huayan; 涅盤經 Nirvana; 寳積經Mahāratnakūta, and 般若經 Prajñā. |
四大鬚生 四大须生 see styles |
sì dà xū shēng si4 da4 xu1 sheng1 ssu ta hsü sheng |
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 |
宋四大書 宋四大书 see styles |
sòng sì dà shū song4 si4 da4 shu1 sung ssu ta shu |
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 |
王四大洲 see styles |
wáng sì dà zhōu wang2 si4 da4 zhou1 wang ssu ta chou ō shidaishū |
to rule the four continents |
Variations: |
yondai よんだい |
(1) (abbreviation) (abbr. of 四年制大学) university or college offering four-year programs; (prefix) (2) the big four ...; the four major ... |
四大元無主 四大元无主 see styles |
sì dà yuán wú zhǔ si4 da4 yuan2 wu2 zhu3 ssu ta yüan wu chu shidai gan mushu |
The verse uttered by 肇法師 Zhao Fashi when facing death under the 姚秦 Yao Qin emperor, fourth century A. D.: — 'No master have the four elements, Unreal are the five skandhas, When my head meets the white blade, Twill be but slicing the spring wind. The 'four elements' are the physical body. |
四大公害病 see styles |
yondaikougaibyou / yondaikogaibyo よんだいこうがいびょう |
(See 水俣病,第二水俣病,四日市ぜんそく,イタイイタイ病) the four major pollution-caused illnesses (Minamata disease, Niigata Minamata disease, Yokkaichi asthma, Itai-itai disease); four big pollution diseases of Japan |
四大王衆天 四大王众天 see styles |
sì dà wáng zhòng tiān si4 da4 wang2 zhong4 tian1 ssu ta wang chung t`ien ssu ta wang chung tien shidaiōshuten |
four heavenly kings |
元曲四大家 see styles |
yuán qǔ sì dà jiā yuan2 qu3 si4 da4 jia1 yüan ch`ü ssu ta chia yüan chü ssu ta chia |
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] |
元詩四大家 元诗四大家 see styles |
yuán shī sì dà jiā yuan2 shi1 si4 da4 jia1 yüan shih ssu ta chia |
the four masters of Yuan poetry, namely 虞集[Yu2 Ji2], 範梈|范梈[Fan4 Peng1], 楊載|杨载[Yang2 Zai4] and 揭傒斯[Jie1 Xi1 si1] |
六朝四大家 see styles |
liù cháo sì dà jiā liu4 chao2 si4 da4 jia1 liu ch`ao ssu ta chia liu chao ssu ta chia |
Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties, namely: Cao Buxing 曹不興|曹不兴[Cao2 Bu4 xing1], Gu Kaizhi 顧愷之|顾恺之[Gu4 Kai3 zhi1], Lu Tanwei 陸探微|陆探微[Lu4 Tan4 wei1] and Zhang Sengyou 張僧繇|张僧繇[Zhang1 Seng1 you2] |
唐初四大家 see styles |
táng chū sì dà jiā tang2 chu1 si4 da4 jia1 t`ang ch`u ssu ta chia tang chu ssu ta chia |
Four Great Calligraphers of early Tang; refers to Yu Shinan 虞世南[Yu2 Shi4 nan2], Ouyang Xun 歐陽詢|欧阳询[Ou1 yang2 Xun2], Chu Suiliang 褚遂良[Chu3 Sui4 liang2] and Xue Ji 薛稷[Xue1 Ji4] |
雜劇四大家 杂剧四大家 see styles |
zá jù sì dà jiā za2 ju4 si4 da4 jia1 tsa chü ssu ta chia |
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] |
四大佛教名山 see styles |
sì dà fó jiào míng shān si4 da4 fo2 jiao4 ming2 shan1 ssu ta fo chiao ming shan |
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 |
世界四大文明 see styles |
sekaiyondaibunmei / sekaiyondaibunme せかいよんだいぶんめい |
the four great civilizations of the world (China, Babylon, India, and Egypt; as put forward by Chinese scholar Liang Qichao in 1900) |
北宋四大部書 北宋四大部书 see styles |
běi sòng sì dà bù shū bei3 song4 si4 da4 bu4 shu1 pei sung ssu ta pu shu |
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 |
婆沙四大論師 婆沙四大论师 see styles |
pó shā sì dà lùn shī po2 sha1 si4 da4 lun4 shi1 p`o sha ssu ta lun shih po sha ssu ta lun shih basha shidai ronji |
four masters of the Vibhāṣā council |
江南四大才子 see styles |
jiāng nán sì dà cái zǐ jiang1 nan2 si4 da4 cai2 zi3 chiang nan ssu ta ts`ai tzu chiang nan ssu ta tsai tzu |
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 |
三十七尊四大輪 三十七尊四大轮 see styles |
sān shí qī zūn sì dà lún san1 shi2 qi1 zun1 si4 da4 lun2 san shih ch`i tsun ssu ta lun san shih chi tsun ssu ta lun sanjūshichi son shidairin |
The four large circles in each of which the thirty-seven are represented, in one all hold the diamond-realm symbol, the vajra; in another, the symbol relating to the triple realm of time, past, present, future; in another, the Guanyin symbol; and in another, the symbol of infinite space. |
婆沙會四大論師 婆沙会四大论师 see styles |
pó shā huì sì dà lùn shī po2 sha1 hui4 si4 da4 lun4 shi1 p`o sha hui ssu ta lun shih po sha hui ssu ta lun shih Bashae shidaironshi |
four great masters of the Vibhāṣā council |
Variations: |
yondaitaikai よんだいたいかい |
the four most important tournaments in a particular sport; grand slam tournaments; majors |
Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.
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