四大天王
Chinese
| four | big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
the son of heaven; emperor | ||
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| simp. and trad. (四大天王) |
四 | 大 | 天王 | |
Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit चतुर् महाराज (catur mahārāja, literally “four great kings”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: sìdàtiānwáng
- Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sìhdàtianwáng
- Wade–Giles: ssŭ4-ta4-tʻien1-wang2
- Yale: sz̀-dà-tyān-wáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhdahtianwang
- Palladius: сыдатяньван (sydatjanʹvan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sei3 daai6 tin1 wong4
- Yale: sei daaih tīn wòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: sei3 daai6 tin1 wong4
- Guangdong Romanization: séi3 dai6 tin1 wong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sei̯³³ taːi̯²² tʰiːn⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: si-thai-thiên-vòng
- Hakka Romanization System: xi tai tienˊ vongˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: xi4 tai4 tian1 vong2
- Sinological IPA: /si⁵⁵ tʰai̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯en²⁴ voŋ¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
Noun
四大天王
- (Buddhism) Four Heavenly Kings, the four guardian gods who protect each of the four cardinal directions; the lokapālas
- (colloquial) a group of four prominent individuals
- (pop culture) a slang term for four of Hong Kong's most famous male Cantopop singers, namely Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, Jacky Cheung and Leon Lai
Synonyms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 四 | 大 | 天 | 王 |
| し Grade: 1 |
だい Grade: 1 |
てん Grade: 1 |
おう > のう Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | goon | ||
Etymology
Calque of Sanskrit चतुर्महाराज (caturmahārāja, literally “four great kings”).
Pronunciation
Noun
四大天王 • (shi daitennō) ←しだいてんわう (sidaiten'wau)?