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四方

四方

Chinese

		four; 4	square; quadrilateral; direction square; quadrilateral; direction; just
simp. and trad. (四方)		四	方

Adverb

四方

(literary) everywhere

Noun

四方

four-sides; all sides, square
the four directions (north, east, west and south)

Japanese

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

Noun

四方 ‎(hiragana しほう, romaji shihō)

(in) all directions, everywhere

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): sìfāng

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄈㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ fong¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): si-fông
Min Nan (POJ): si-hng / sù-hong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - 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
  - 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)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-hng / sù-hong
  - Tâi-lô: si-hng / sù-hong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: si'hngf, suo'hofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² hŋ̍⁴⁴/, /su²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕi³³ hŋ̍³³/, /su⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² hŋ̍⁴⁴/, /su²¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻³³ hŋ̍⁴⁴/, /su¹¹⁻⁵³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻³³ hŋ̍⁴⁴/, /su²¹⁻⁴¹ hɔŋ⁴⁴/