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[1] four; fourth [2] all around alternate and formal form used on checks, in accounting and banking: 肆
Default PoS:  Additional PoS:  Stroke count: 5
Level: 1
Radical: 囗 (#31)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Don't confuse with: 匹西 |
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This word has been viewed 15994 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:43 |
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乾煸四季豆
gon1 bin1 sei3 gwai3 dau6*2 = dry (no water) stir fried string beans, Szechuan style
四角豆
sei3 gok3 dau6 = Four corner bean, winged bean. Legume plant.
四方
sei3 fong1 = square
星期四
sing1 kei4 sei3 = Thursday
四月
sei3 jyut6 = April
四十
sei3 sap6 = forty
四季
sei3 gwai3 = the four seasons
四眼仔
sei3 ngaan5 zai2 = four-eyes 粵
禮拜四
lai5 baai3 sei3 = Thursday
四面
sei3 min6 = on all sides; all aroundSee all 190 compounds (CantoDict reports 220 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing all 7 examples containing 四
四十除八等於五
Forty divided by eight equals five. [Lit. forty divide eight equals five. This is okay both for written and spoken Cantonese.]
漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。 國
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.
佢琴晚冇閂窗，一醒發覺身體有四粒蚊𧕴 粵
He didn't shut the window yesterday. When he woke up found that he had four mosquito bites.
四月尾忽然間落場大雪，真係「未食五月粽，寒衣唔入籠」！ 粵
It suddenly snowed during the end of April. "Until it's time to eat Dragon Boat Festival's dumplings, don't put away your warm clothes," as they say! [未食五月粽寒衣唔入籠 is a Cantonese saying. There are variations used by Mandarin and other dialects.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Unicode code for this character: U+56db (off-site link)
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