四大奇书

四大奇書
Sìdàqíshū

Four Great Masterworks of Chinese literature, namely Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Journey to the West, Water Margin and The Plum in the Golden Vase

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Entry Composition

1 四大 sìdà
  1. the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)
  2. the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鸣大放 dàmíngdàfàng, 大辩论 dàbiànlùn, 大字报 dàzìbào (PRC)
=2 奇 jī odd (number)
=2 奇 qí
  1. strange
  2. odd
  3. weird
  4. wonderful
  5. surprisingly
  6. unusually
=2 奇 ǎi
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 矮 (ǎi, “short”)
  2. alternative form of 矮 (ǎi, “short”)
=2 奇 yǐ
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 倚 (yǐ, “to lean on”)
  2. alternative form of 倚 (yǐ, “to lean on”)
=3 书 Shū abbr. for 书经 Shūjīng
=3 书 shū
  1. book
  2. letter
  3. document
  4. to write

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