四裔

Chinese

		four	descendants; frontier
trad. (四裔)		四	裔
simp. ^#(四裔)		四	裔

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sìyì

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄧˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sìyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìhyì
  - Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-i⁴
  - Yale: sz̀-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhyih
  - Palladius: сыи (syi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    四藝／四艺
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Noun

四裔

(historical) the four frontiers of China
- 渾敦、窮奇、檮杌、饕餮，投諸四裔，以禦螭魅。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  浑敦、穷奇、梼杌、饕餮，投诸四裔，以御螭魅。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE
  Húndūn, Qióngqí, Táowù, Tāotiè, tóu zhū sìyì, yǐ yù chīmèi. [Pinyin]
  Chaos, oddity, block-stump, and glutton were all cast out to the four frontiers to ward off ill sprites and evil spirits.
- 原野蕭條，目極四裔。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  原野萧条，目极四裔。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 1st century CE, Ban Gu, 西都賦
  Yuányě xiāotiáo, mùjí sìyì. [Pinyin]
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