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 ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄤˊ

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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: sìtiānwáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄤˊ
    • 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

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

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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/.

Borrowing 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)

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