四天王

Chinese

		four	the son of heaven; emperor
simp. and trad. (四天王)		四	天王

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sìtiānwáng

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ tin¹ wong⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): si-thiên-vòng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sìtiānwáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄨㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhtianwang
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ u̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sei³ tin¹ wong⁴
  - Yale: sei tīn wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ tin¹ wong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: séi³ tin¹ wong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: si-thiên-vòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi tien´ vongˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi⁴ tian¹ vong²
  - IPA: /ɕi⁵⁵ tʰi̯en²⁴ voŋ¹¹/

Noun

四天王

(Buddhism) Synonym of 四大天王 (sìdàtiānwáng, “the four heavenly kings”).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
四	天	王
し Grade: 1	てん Grade: 1	おう > のう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

/sitenwau/ > /sitenwɔː/ > /sitenwoː/ > /sitennoː/.

Borrowed from Chinese 四天王, ultimately translated from चतुर्महाराज (caturmahārāja).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɕitennoː/

Noun

四天王 (hiragana してんのう, rōmaji shitennō, historical hiragana してんわう)

(Buddhism) four guardian gods: Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Virūpākṣa, Virūḍhaka, and Vaiśravaṇa; the Four Heavenly Kings
the four most superior individuals within a group or field

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