n. (Hira=し,よん) four

n. (Trad=四, Pinyin=si4) four

n. (Simp=四, Pinyin=si4) four

¹ stitching a buttonhole; buttonhole stitching; hem-stitching

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² sol; G

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[四] four; the fourth

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[士] an officer; a gentleman; a figure; a chessman in Korean chess

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[寺] a temple; a shrine

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[巳] the Sign of the Snake [Serpent]; the Direction of the Snake (Southeast-by-South); the watch of the Snake (the period between 9 and 11 a.m.)

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[死] death

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[社] a company; a corporation; a firm; an office; an association; a society

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[私] privateness; self; being personal; favoritism; partiality; secret; privacy

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[紗] thin silk; gauze; gossamer

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[詞] a written word; a phrase; a term; a word; a part of speech

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[赦] pardon; clemency; leniency; indulgence

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[辭] an address; a speech; a message

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[邪] wrong; injustice; unrighteousness; evil; vice; heterodox; malice; spite

si4 mian4 chu3 ge1
Chu songs on four sides.
Be besieged by the enemy on all sides. Be utterly isolated. Be in desperate straits. Being cut off from outside help.

jia1 tu2 si4 bi4
A home with four bare walls.
An expression describing extreme poverty.

zhi4 zai4 si4 fang1
Reaching all four corners (of the world).
When one has a great purpose, he will be ready to go to the remotest corners of the earth. Having far-reaching aspirations. A man's reach should exceed his grasp.

zhao1 san1 mu4 si4
Three in the morning, four in the evening.
Originally referring to playing tricks. Nowadays this idiom means to be inconsistent. Blow hot and cold. Chop and change.

lang2 yan1 si4 qi3
Smoke of wolf dung rising on all four sides.
War alarms raised everywhere.

wang3 kai1 si4 fang1
Nets spread in all directions.
Allowing no way out. The trap has been laid. Compare with 网开一面 (wang3 kai1 yi2 mian4) and 网开三面 (wang3 kai1 san1 mian4).