四裔
Chinese
| four | descendants; frontier | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (四裔) | 四 | 裔 | |
| simp. #(四裔) | 四 | 裔 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: sìyì
- Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sìhyì
- Wade–Giles: ssŭ4-i4
- Yale: sz̀-yì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhyih
- Palladius: сыи (syi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
- Homophones:
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肆意
- (Standard Chinese)
Noun
四裔
- (historical) the four frontiers of China
- 渾敦、窮奇、檮杌、饕餮，投諸四裔，以禦螭魅。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
- Húndūn, Qióngqí, Táowù, Tāotiè, tóu zhū sìyì, yǐ yù chīmèi. [Pinyin]
- Chaos, oddity, block-stump, and glutton were all cast out to the four frontiers to ward off ill sprites and evil spirits.
浑敦、穷奇、梼杌、饕餮，投诸四裔，以御螭魅。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- 原野蕭條，目極四裔。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: 1st century CE, Ban Gu, 西都賦
- Yuányě xiāotiáo, mùjí sìyì. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
原野萧条，目极四裔。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]