四 (sei3 | si4) : four

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四

sei3

si4

[1] four; fourth [2] all around

alternate and formal form used on checks, in accounting and banking: 肆

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Stroke count: 5

Level: 1

Radical: 囗 (#31)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

四

Don't confuse with:
匹西

This word has been viewed 18188 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 gan1 bian1 si4 ji4 dou4 = dry (no water) stir fried string beans, Szechuan style

四角豆 sei3 gok3 dau6 si4 jiao3 dou4 = Four corner bean, winged bean. Legume plant.

四方 sei3 fong1 si4 fang1 = square

星期四 sing1 kei4 sei3 xing1 qi1 si4 (PRC), xing1 qi2 si4 (Taiwan) = Thursday

四月 sei3 jyut6 si4 yue4 = April

四十 sei3 sap6 si4 shi2 = forty

四季 sei3 gwai3 si4 ji4 = the four seasons

四眼仔 sei3 ngaan5 zai2 = four-eyes 粵

禮拜四 lai5 baai3 sei3 li3 bai4 si4 = Thursday

四面 sei3 min6 si4 mian4 = on all sides; all around

四個小時 sei3 go3 siu2 si4 si4 ge4 xiao3 shi2 = four hours

四分之一 sei3 fan6 zi1 jat1 si4 fen1 zhi1 yi1 = one-quarter

四十多 sei3 sap6 do1 si4 shi2 duo1 = more than 40

四千 sei3 cin1 si4 qian1 = four thousand; 4,000

四天 sei3 tin1 si4 tian1 = four days 國

四年 sei3 nin4 si4 nian2 = four years

四年前 sei3 nin4 cin4 si4 nian2 qian2 = four years previously

四月十七號 sei3 jyut6 sap6 cat1 hou6 si4 yue4 shi2 qi1 hao4 = April 17

四百億 sei3 baak3 jik1 si4 bai3 yi4 = 40 billion

四百萬 sei3 baak3 maan6 si4 bai3 wan4 = four million

四邊兒 sei3 bin1 ji4 si4 bianr1 = (on) four sides, all around 國

四邊 sei3 bin1 si4 bian1 = (on) four sides, all around

四個字 sei3 go3 zi6 = twenty minutes

嫌三嫌四 jim4 saam1 jim4 sei3 xian2 san1 xian2 si4 = dislike this and that; be picky

三朋四友 saam1 pang4 sei3 jau5 san1 peng2 si4 you3 = friends; cronies

四草 sei3 cou2 si4 cao3 = 40 bucks; 40 dollars 粵

四川 sei3 cyun1 si4 chuan1 = Sichuan

四仔 sei3 zai2 si4 zai3 = pornographic video / film; heroin 粵

四肢 sei3 zi1 si4 zhi1 = arms and legs

四驅車 sei3 keoi1 ce1 = four-wheel drive (4WD) car

四條 sei3 tiu4*2 = four of a kind (poker) 粵

唔三唔四 m4 saam1 m4 sei3 = dubious, shady 粵

廿四小時 jaa6 sei3 siu2 si4 = 24-hours; the entire day 粵

四面八方 sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 si4 mian4 ba1 fang1 = in all directions

前四後六 cin4 sei3 hau6 luk6 = 10 weeks maternity leave

四合院 sei3 hap6 jyun6*2 si4 he2 yuan4 = siheyuan -- a type of traditional Chinese-style home

三番四次 saam1 faan1 sei3 ci3 san1 fan1 si4 ci4 = (to do sth.) over and over again

四處 sei3 cyu5 si4 chu4 = all over the place

四週 sei3 zau1 si4 zhou1 = all around

朝三暮四 ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 chao2 san1 mu4 si4 = to be fickle

週四 zau1 sei3 zhou1 si4 = Thursday 國

四川省 sei3 cyun1 saang2 si4 chuan1 sheng3 = Sichuan, a southwest China province

四位 sei3 wai6*2 si4 wei4 = four-digit

上周四 soeng6 zau1 sei3 = last Thursday 國

廿四 jaa6 sei3 = 24 (hours in the day, etc) 粵

四捨五入 sei3 se2 ng5 jap6 = rounding (off)

四眼 sei3 ngaan5 = with spectacles; one who wears glasses;

廿四味 jaa6 sei3 mei6*2 = twenty-four herbal tea 粵

四圍 sei3 wai4 = four sides, all around

四方形 sei3 fong1 jing4 = square shape

四腳蛇 sei3 goek3 se4 si4 jiao3 she2 = a lizard

四周圍 sei3 zau1 wai4 = on all sides

四便士 sei3 bin6 si6 = groat, an old silver English coin of fourpence

四級 sei3 kap1 si4 ji2 = "category four", cat-IV, illegal porn VCDs in HK, pornographic film

四折 sei3 zit3 = 60% discount

一九四九年 jat1 gau2 sei3 gau2 nin4 yi1 jiu3 si4 jiu3 nian2 = the year 1949 (Communist revolution)

一千四百二十九 jat1 cin1 sei3 baak3 ji6 sap6 gau2 yi1 qian1 si4 bai3 er4 shi2 jiu3 = 1429

不三不四 bat1 saam1 bat1 sei3 bu4 san1 bu4*2 si4 = dubious, nondescript, shady, neither one thing nor the other 國

板板六十四 baan2 baan2 luk6 sap6 sei3 ban3 ban3 liu4 shi2 si4 = unaccommodating; rigid

四門轎車 sei3 mun4 giu6*2 ce1 si4 men2 jiao4 che1 = sedan (motor car)

四輪馬車 sei3 leon4 maa5 ce1 si4 lun2 ma3 che1 = chariot

四年制的大學 sei3 nin4 zai3 dik1 daai6 hok6 si4 nian2 zhi4 de5 da4 xue2 = four-year university

平行四邊形 ping4 hang4 sei3 bin1 jing4 ping2 xing2 si4 bian1 xing2 = parallelograms

四重奏 sei3 cung4 zau3 si4 chong2 zou4 = quartet (instrumentation)

四重唱 sei3 cung4 coeng3 = a quartet

孖四 maa1 sei3 = double fours; not to mind one's on business; to be a busybody 粵

一四 jat1 sei3 = the 14K triad society

四川腐乳 sei3 cyun1 fu6 jyu5 = Sichuan bean curd

四季豆 sei3 gwai3 dau6*2 si4 ji4 dou4 = kidney bean

四海 sei3 hoi2 si4 hai3 = the four seas; the whole country; the whole world

四海之內 sei3 hoi2 zi1 noi6 si4 hai3 zhi1 nei4 = worldwide

四新 sei3 san1 si4 xin1 = the four "news" (new ideas, culture, customs, and habits)

四肢無力 sei3 zi1 mou4 lik6 si4 zhi1 wu2 li4 = tiring arms and legs

五湖四海 ng5 wu4 sei3 hoi2 wu3 hu2 si4 hai3 = all corners of the land

十四K sap6 sei3 kei1 = the 14K triad society 粵

四海之內皆兄弟 sei3 hoi2 zi1 noi6 gaai1 hing1 dai6 = all are brothers within the four seas

張三李四 zoeng1 saam1 lei5 sei3 zhang1 san1 li3 si4 = Tom, Dick or Harry

瓜四 gwaa1 sei3 = black sheep (spendthrift) of the family

講三講四 gong2 saam1 gong2 sei3 = to gossip about 粵

四眼狗 sei3 ngaan5 gau2 = generic insult to those who wear glasses

四眼佬 sei3 ngaan5 lou2 = a guy who wears glasses

四眼妹 sei3 ngaan5 mui6*1 = a girl who wears glasses

攻打四方城 gung1 daa2 sei3 fong1 sing4 gong1 da3 si4 fang1 cheng2 = play mahjong 粵

攪三攪四 gaau2 saam1 gaau2 sei3 = to visit prostitutes; to get into trouble

四方竹 sei3 fong1 zuk1 = Chimonobambusa quadrangularis (square bamboo)

四方緙 sei3 fong1 kwaak1 = four-sided square 粵

男人四十一枝花，女人四十爛茶渣 naam4 jan4*2 sei3 sap6 jat1 zi1 faa1, neoi5 jan4*2 sei3 sap3 laan6 caa4 zaa1 = men at age 40 blossom like flowers, women at age 40 are nothing but used tea leaves

中國四大發明 zung1 gwok3 sei3 daai6 faat3 ming4 zhong1 guo2 si4 da4 fa1 ming2 = the big four inventions (from China)

阿四 aa3 sei3 = worker, labourer 粵

十四行詩 sap6 sei3 hong4 si1 shi2 si4 hang2 shi1 = sonnet

四行 sei3 hong4 = the natural elements

四正 si3 zeng3 = neat and proper; 粵

勾三搭四 ngau1 saam1 daap3 sei3 gou1 san1 da1 si4 = promiscuous 粵

丟三落四 diu1 saam1 lok6 sei3 diu1 san1 la4 si4 = absentminded; forgetful

四四六六 sei3 sei3 luk6 luk6 si4 si4 liu4 liu4 = properly; in the right way; fair, acceptable (for agreements) 粵

四拍四 sei3 paak3 sei3 = 4/4 time in music; (slang) to thrust out one's chest

臭四 cau3 sei3 = a stupid useless person (lit., "smelly four") 粵

四川泡菜 sei3 cyun1 paau3 coi3 si4 chuan1 pao4 cai4 = Szechuan pickled cabbage

說三道四 syut3 saam1 dou6 sei3 = saying this and that 國

四星級 sei3 sing1 kap1 si4 xing1 ji2 = four star class

四絃琴 sei3 jin4 kam4 si4 xian2 qin2 = tetrachord (musical instrument)

戴四方帽 daai3 sei3 fong1 mou6*2 dai4 si4 fang1 mao4 = get graduated from college

拋四方帽 paau1 sei3 fong1 mou6*2 pao1 si4 fang1 mao4 = get graduated from college

四圍貢 sei3 wai4 gung3 = loiter around 粵

十四號 sap6 sei3 hou6 shi2 si4 hao = the fourteenth day of the month; [粵]: the 14K triad society

三更窮四更富 saam1 gang1 kung4 sei3 gang1 fu3 = poor one moment, rich the next; wealth and poverty is not constant, long-lasting, forever. 粵

四大名著 sei3 daai6 ming4 zyu3 si4 da4 ming2 zhu4 = the Four Chinese Classical Novels

四大發明 sei3 daai6 faat3 ming4 si4 da4 fa1 ming2 = the four great Chinese inventions

文房四寶 man4 fong4*2 sei3 bou2 wen2 fang2 si4 bao3 = the Four Treasures of the Study

四線譜 sei3 sin3 pou2 si4 xian4 pu3 = tablature, tab (for bass)

四眼婆 sei3 ngaan5 po4*2 = a woman who wears glasses

四通八達 sei3 tung1 baat3 daat6 si4 tong1 ba1 da2 = extend in all directions

魅力四射 mei6 lik6 sei3 se6 mei4 li4 si4 she4 = glamorous

噏三噏四 ngap1 saam1 ngap1 sei3 = to babble away; to tattle or gossip 粵

四萬噉嘅面口 sei3 maan6 gam2 ge3 min6 hau2 si4 wan4 dan4 ge2 mian4 kou3 = wear a big smile 粵

四點火 sei3 dim2 fo2 si4 dian3 huo3 = Kangxi radical 86 (fire) (灬)

四點底 sei3 dim2 dai2 di4 dian3 di3 = Kangxi radical 86 (fire) (灬)

四网頭 sei4 mong5 tau4 si4 wang3 tou2 = Kangxi radical 122 (net) (罒)

交叉四 gaau1 caa1 sei3 jiao1 cha1 si4 = Kangxi radical 122 (net) (罓)

四大天王 sei3 daai6 tin1 wong4 si4 da4 tian1 wang2 = The Four Great Heavenly Kings; Lokapala

大戰四方城 daai6 zin3 sei3 fong1 sing4 da4 zhan4 si4 fang1 cheng2 = [slang] play majong 粵

問三問四 man6 saam1 man6 sei3 wen4 san1 wen4 si4 = ask all kinds of nosy questions 粵

三催四請 saam1 ceoi1 sei4 cing2 san1 cui1 si4 qing3 = to try to persuade sb. to visit again and again

四邑方言 sei3 jap1 fong1 jin4 si4 yi4 fang1 yan2 = Siyi division of Yue dialects

四仔主義 sei3 zai2 zyu2 ji6 = ideology of the little-four 粵

亂噏廿四 lyun6 ngap1 jaa6 sei3 = talk nonsense, to say random / illogical things 粵

四聲 sei3 sing1 si4 sheng1 = four tones

四重奏樂團 sei3 cung4 zau3 ngok6 tyun4 si4 chong2 zou4 yue4 tuan2 = quartet (group)

四分五裂 sei3 fan6 ng5 lit3 = to be split apart; to fall apart

四葉草 sei3 jip6 cou2 si4 ye4 cao3 = four leaf clover

四旬齋 sei3 ceon4 zaai1 si4 xun2 zhai1 = Lent (Christian period of forty days before Easter)

四圍刮 sei3 wai4 gwaat3 si4 wei2 gua1 = search all over for; look all around for 粵

四書五經 sei3 syu1 ng5 ging1 si4 shu1 wu3 jing1 = Confucian classics

名揚四海 ming4 joeng4 sei3 hoi2 ming2 yang2 si4 hai3 = be renowned around the world

四腳爬爬 sei3 goek3 paa4 paa4*2 si4 jiao3 pa2 pa2 = crawling (on hands and knees) 粵

四海一家 sei3 hoi2 jat1 gaa1 si4 hai3 yi1 jia1 = the world is a big family

男兒志在四方 naam4 ji4 zi3 zoi6 sei3 fong1 nan2 er2 zhi4 zai4 si4 fang1 = a man should have great ambitions and ideals

四散 sei3 saan3 si4 san4 = scatter in all directions

四二一家庭 sei3 ji6 jat1 gaa1 ting4 si4 er4 yi1 jia1 ting2 = 421 family

四季桔 sei3 gwai3 gat1 si4 ji4 ju2 = calamondin (small evergreen citrus tree or its fruit)

四項 sei3 hong6 = tetrachoric

四邑 sei3 jap1 si4 yi4 = Siyi (Cantonese variant spoken in Kaiping and Doumen counties in Guangdong)

大四喜 daai6 sei3 hei2 da4 si4 xi3 = (mahjong) big four winds / four great blessings

四暗刻 sei3 am3 kaan5 si4 an4 ke4 = (mahjong) hidden treasure

披頭四 pei1 tau4 sei3 pi1 tou2 si4 = the Beatles

四槓子 sei3 gong3 zi2 si4 gang4 zi5 = (mahjong) four kong/quadruplet hand [alternate]

四季牌 sei3 gwai3 paai4*2 si4 ji4 pai2 = (mahjong) season tiles

四圈牌 sei3 hyun1 paai4*2 si4 quan1 pai2 = (mahjong) a full game [alternate]

小四喜 siu2 sei3 hei2 xiao3 si4 xi3 = (mahjong) little four winds/four minor blessings

四氟化鈾 sei3 fat1 faa3 jau4 si4 fu2 hua4 you2 = uranium tetrafluoride (UF4)

四氫大麻酚 sei3 hing1 daai6 maa4 fan1 si4 qing1 da4 ma2 fen1 = tetrahydrocannabinal (THC) - principle ingredient in marijuana

四環素 sei3 waan4 sou3 si4 huan2 su4 = tetracycline

四面體 sei3 min6 tai2 si4 mian4 ti3 = tetrahedron

四維空間 sei3 wai4 hung1 gaan1 si4 wei2 kong1 jian1 = [math.] four dimensional space

四次方根 sei3 ci3 fong1 gan1 si4 ci4 fang1 gen1 = [math.] fourth root

四邊形 sei3 bin1 jing4 si4 bian1 xing2 = [math.] quadrilateral

四國 sei3 gwok3 si4 guo2 = Shikoku (one of the four main islands of Japan)

四平 sei3 ping4 si4 ping2 = Siping (city in Jilin)

四平地區 sei3 ping4 dei6 keoi1 si4 ping2 di4 qu1 = Siping district (district in Jilin)

四湖鄉 sei3 wu4 hoeng1 si4 hu2 xiang1 = Sihu (A rural township in Yunlin, Taiwan)

四會 sei3 wui6 si4 hui4 = Sihui (city in Guangdong)

四子王旗 sei3 zi2 wong4 kei4 si4 zi3 wang2 qi2 = Siziwang qi (place in Inner Mongolia)

四通電子技術有限公司 sei3 tung1 din6 zi2 gei6 seot6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1 = Stone Electronic Technology Ltd.

鳳凰四重奏 fung6 wong4 sei3 cung4 zau3 = Phoenix Quartet (TVB drama)

四川航空 sei3 cyun1 hong4 hung1 = Sichuan Airlines

一四三七 jat1 sei3 saam1 cat1 = code for "I love you forever"

六四大屠殺 luk6 sei3 daai6 tou4 saat3 liu4 si4 da4 tu2 sha1 = Tian'anmen massacre

六四紀念活動 luk6 sei3 gei3 nim6 wut6 dung6 liu4 si4 ji4 nian4 huo2 dong4 = Tian'anmen massacre commemorative activities

四級火警 sei3 kap1 fo2 ging2 = a No.4 alarm

四五行動 sei3 ng5 hang4 dung6 = April Fifth Action Group

四五行動小組 sei3 ng5 hang4 dung6 siu2 zou2 = April 5th Action Group

五四運動 ng5 sei3 wan6 dung6 = 5.4.1919 (the May 4th Movement)

四川航空公司 sei3 cyun1 hong4 hung1 gung1 si1 si4 chuan1 hang2 kong1 gong1 si1 = Sichuan Airlines

發脾四 faat3 pei4 sei3 fa1 pi2 si4 = variant of 發脾氣粵

一三一四 jat1 saam1 jat1 sei3 = a pun on 一生一世 (a lifetime), lit., "1314"

三妻四妾 saam1 cai1 sei3 cip3 san1 qi1 si4 qie4 = three wives and four concubines; to have multiple wives

四書 sei3 syu1 si4 shu1 = the Four Books

四川大學 sei3 cyun1 daai6 hok6 si4 chuan1 da4 xue2 = Sichuan University

四下裡 sei3 haa6 leoi5 si4 xia4 li5 = surrounding area 國

江南四大才子 gong1 naam4 sei3 daai6 coi4 zi2 jiang1 nan2 si4 da4 cai2 zi3 = the four great southern talents of the Ming

四大自由 sei3 daai6 zi6 jau4 si4 da4 zi4 you2 = the four great rights (as written into the PRC constitution)

四舊 sei3 gau6 si4 jiu4 = the "four olds" (old ideas, old culture, old customs and old habits)

四人幫 sei3 jan4 bong1 si4 ren2 bang1 = the Gang of Four

四面楚歌 sei3 min6 co2 go1 si4 mian4 chu3 ge1 = besieged on all sides; to be utterly isolated

合四乙尺工 ho4 si3 jyut3 ce2 gung1 he2 si4 yi3 che3 gong1 = names of the five notes of the Chinese pentatonic scale

四氯乙烯 sei3 luk6 jyut3 hei1 si4 lv4 yi3 xi1 = tetrachloroethylene

三三四 saam1 saam1 sei3 san1 san1 si4 = 334 academic structure reform

四隅 sei3 jyu4 si4 yu2 = four directions; four walls

四目相對 sei3 muk6 seong1 deoi3 si4 mu4 xiang1 dui4 = when two people's eyes meet, eye to eye

四分衛 sei3 fan1 wai6 si4 fen1 wei4 = quarterback (in American football); Backquarter (band name)

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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.

啲字寫得好四正! 粵
These writings are very neat and tidy.

星期四如何? 國
How about Thursday?

受人二分四畀人使穿鼻！粵
Slog like slave for the paymaster after having received a miserable remuneration.

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.]

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