四大
word A2- the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism)
- the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放[da4 ming2 da4 fang4], 大辯論|大辩论[da4 bian4 lun4], 大字報|大字报[da4 zi4 bao4] (PRC)
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- 四大发明 sì dà fā míng the Four Great Inventions
- 四大名著 sì dà míng zhù the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, ...
- 四大皆空 sì dà jiē kōng lit. the four elements are vanity
- 四大美女 sì dà měi nǚ the four legendary beauties of ancient China, n...
- 四大石窟 sì dà shí kū the four great caves, namely: Longmen Grottoes ...
- 四大天王 sì dà tiān wáng the four heavenly kings
- 四大盆地 sì dà pén dì four great basin depressions of China, namely: ...
- 四大须生 sì dà xū shēng Four great beards of Beijing opera, namely: Ma ...
- 宋四大书 sòng sì dà shū Four great compilations of Northern Song dynast...
- 杂剧四大家 zá jù sì dà jiā Four Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqin...
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金线乃四大名泉之二。
你道四大名泉是那四个？
就刚才说的趵突泉，此刻的金线泉，南门外的黑虎泉，抚台衙门里的珍珠泉，叫做「四大名泉」。
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