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Chinese
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four
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square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just |
simp. and trad.
(四方)
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四
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方
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Pronunciation 1
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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四
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方
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/3
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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sì
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fāng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ sijH ›
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‹ pjang ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*s.li-s/
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/*C-paŋ/
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| English
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four
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square
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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四
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方
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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| No.
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12022
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3023
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Phonetic
component
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四
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方
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Rime
group
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至
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陽
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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四
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方
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Old
Chinese
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/*hljids/
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/*paŋ/
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| Notes
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甲金文象槳即榜初文，
下初爲單筆，猶旂左初亦作單杆
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Noun
四方
- (literally) the four directions (north, south, east and west)
酒酣，高祖擊筑，自為歌詩曰：「大風起兮雲飛揚，威加海內兮歸故鄉，安得猛士兮守四方？」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
酒酣，高祖击筑，自为歌诗曰：「大风起兮云飞扬，威加海内兮归故乡，安得猛士兮守四方？」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Jiǔ hān, Gāozǔ jī zhù, zìwéi gēshī yuē: “Dàfēng qǐ xī yún fēiyáng, wēi jiā hǎinèi xī guī gùxiāng, ān dé měngshì xī shǒu sìfāng?”
- Having drunken liquor to his heart's content, Gaozu plucked the zhu and composed himself an ode: “A great wind came forth, the clouds rose on high. Now that my might rules all within the seas, I have returned to my old village. Where will I find brave men to guard the four corners of my land?”
- (figuratively) everywhere; far and wide
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Proper noun
四方
- The Quad (anti-China alliance comprising of the United States, Japan, Australia and India)
Pronunciation 2
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
|
| Character
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四
|
方
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/3
|
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
sì
|
fāng
|
Middle
Chinese
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‹ sijH ›
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‹ pjang ›
|
Old
Chinese
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/*s.li-s/
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/*C-paŋ/
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| English
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four
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square
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Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
|
四
|
方
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/2
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| No.
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12022
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3023
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Phonetic
component
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四
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方
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Rime
group
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至
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陽
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
|
四
|
方
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Old
Chinese
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/*hljids/
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/*paŋ/
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| Notes
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甲金文象槳即榜初文，
下初爲單筆，猶旂左初亦作單杆
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Adjective
四方
- (attributive) square; cube; cubic
Derived terms
Japanese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
四方 • (shihō)
- (in) all directions, everywhere
Derived terms
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 四方 – see the following entry.
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| (This term, 四方, is an alternative spelling (literary) of the above term.)
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Korean
Noun
四方 • (sabang) (hangeul 사방)
- hanja form? of 사방 (“in all directions, everywhere”)