四方

Chinese

		four	square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
simp. and trad. (四方)		四	方

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sìfāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄈㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ fong¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): si-fông
• Min Nan (POJ): sì-hng / sìr-hng / sù-hong / si-hng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: sìfāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄈㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhfang
    • IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei³ fong¹
    • Yale: sei fōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ fong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi³ fong¹
    • IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: si-fông
    • Hakka Romanization System: xi fong´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xi⁴ fong¹
    • IPA: /ɕi⁵⁵ foŋ²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-hng
    • Tâi-lô: sì-hng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sie'hngf
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ɕi²¹⁻⁵³ hŋ̍⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕi²¹⁻⁴¹ hŋ̍⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɕi¹¹⁻⁵³ hŋ̍⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sìr-hng
    • Tâi-lô: sìr-hng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hŋ̍³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sù-hong
    • Tâi-lô: sù-hong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: suo'hofng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /su²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /su²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /su¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-hng
    • Tâi-lô: si-hng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: si'hngf
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻³³ hŋ̍⁴⁴/

Noun

四方

1. the four directions (north, south, east and west)
2. everywhere; far and wide

Adjective

四方

1. (attributive) square; cube; cubic

Derived terms

• 四方步
• 四方聯／四方联

• 四方臉／四方脸

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
四	方
Grade: 1	Grade: 2

Noun

四方 (hiragana しほう, rōmaji shihō)

1. (in) all directions, everywhere