四瀆

See also: 四渎

Chinese

		four	ditch; trouble (some one to do)
trad. (四瀆)		四	瀆
simp. (四渎)		四	渎
Literally: “four large rivers that empty into an ocean”.

Etymology

Refers to 長江／长江 (Cháng Jiāng), 黃河／黄河 (Huáng Hé), 淮河 (Huái Hé) and 濟水／济水 (Jǐ Shuǐ).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Sì Dú

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄉㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ duk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Sì Dú
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄉㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Syh Dwu
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ tu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sei³ duk⁶
  - Yale: sei duhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ duk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: séi³ dug⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ tʊk̚²/

Proper noun

四瀆

(archaic) the Yangtze, Huai River, Yellow River and Ji River

Hyponyms

長江／长江 (Cháng Jiāng)
黃河／黄河 (Huáng Hé)
淮河 (Huái Hé)
濟水／济水 (Jǐ Shuǐ)

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