四大發明

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Chinese

		four	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	to invent; to expound
trad. (四大發明)		四	大	發明
simp. (四大发明)		四	大	发明

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Sì Dà Fāmíng

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄚㄇㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ daai⁶ faat³ ming⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Sì Dà Fāmíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄚㄇㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Sìh Dà Famíng
  - Wade–Giles: Ssŭ⁴ Ta⁴ Fa¹-ming²
  - Yale: Sz̀ Dà Fā-míng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Syh Dah Faming
  - Palladius: Сы Да Фамин (Sy Da Famin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ fä⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sei³ daai⁶ faat³ ming⁴
  - Yale: sei daaih faat mìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ daai⁶ faat⁸ ming⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: séi³ dai⁶ fad³ ming⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ taːi̯²² faːt̚³ mɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

四大發明

the Four Great Inventions
中國人發明了指南針、火藥、造紙和印刷術，被稱之為中國四大發明。 [MSC, trad.]
中国人发明了指南针、火药、造纸和印刷术，被称之为中国四大发明。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhōngguórén fāmíng le zhǐnánzhēn, huǒyào, zàozhǐ hé yìnshuāshù, bèi chēng zhī wéi Zhōngguó Sì Dà Fāmíng.
The Chinese invented the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing. They are known as the Four Great Chinese Inventions.

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