四 (sei3) — all around in Cantonese
sei˗₃四
Mandarin Pinyin: si4
Meaning of 四
nounall around
nounfour; fourth
noun(slang) labourer
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Example Sentences with 四
漢字是歷史上最古老的文字之一，大概四千歲了。
Chinese characters are one of history's most ancient writing scripts, approximately four thousand years old.
四月尾忽然間落場大雪，真係「未食五月粽，寒衣唔入籠」！
It suddenly snowed during the end of April. "Until it's time to eat Dragon Boat Festival's dumplings, don't put away your warm clothes," as they say!
啲字寫得好四正!
These writings are very neat and tidy.
星期四如何?
How about Thursday?
受人二分四畀人使穿鼻！
Slog like slave for the paymaster after having received a miserable remuneration.
Words Containing 四
魅力四射mei6 lik6 sei3 se6
glamorous
四海一家sei3 hoi2 jat1 gaa1
the world is a big family
四圍sei3 wai4
four sides, all around
平行四邊形ping4 hang4 sei3 bin1 jing4
parallelograms
四個字sei3 go3 zi6
twenty minutes
九十四gau2 sap6 sei3
ninety-four; 94
文房四寶man4 fong2 sei3 bou2
the Four Treasures of the Study: brush 筆, ink 墨, paper 紙 and inkstone 硯, the essentials of calligraphy and scholarship
四通八達sei3 tung1 baat3 daat6
(交通)四通八達 extend in all directions, (transportation infrastructures) very convenient
攪三攪四gaau2 saam1 gaau2 sei3
to visit prostitutes; to get into trouble
丟三落四diu1 saam1 lok6 sei3
absentminded; forgetful
四肢sei3 zi1
arms and legs - all four limbs
四年前sei3 nin4 cin4
four years previously
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