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sì dà
phr. the four great...
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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sì dà fā míng
phr. Four great inventions (paper, printing, compass and gunpowder)
sì dà tiān wáng
nphr. Four Heavenly Kings in Chinese legends; can also refer to the four well-known pop stars in the 90's in Hong Kong.
sì dà míng zhù
phr. Four Great Classical Novels, Four Masterpieces (of Chinese literature, dating from the Ming and Qing dynasties)
sì dà jiē kōng
idiom. (Buddhism) All the four elements of which the world is made are void.; to be completely indifferent to worldly temptations
sì dà fó shān
nphr. Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism