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四書

四書

See also: 四书

Chinese

		four; 4	book; letter
trad. (四書)		四	書
simp. (四书)		四	书

Proper noun

四書

The Four Books (Chinese classic texts illustrating the core value and belief systems in Confucianism)

Hyponyms

The Four Books

Japanese

Kanji in this term
四	書
し Grade: 1	しょ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

四書 ‎(hiragana ししょ, romaji shisho)

The Four Books (Confucian texts)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Sìshū

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄕㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ syu¹
Min Nan (POJ): Sì-chir / Sù-su / Sù-si

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Sìshū
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄕㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Syhshu
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sei³ syu¹
  - Yale: sei syū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ sy¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ ɕyː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sì-chir
  - Tâi-lô: Sì-tsir
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɯ³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sù-su
  - Tâi-lô: Sù-su
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suosw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su²¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sù-si
  - Tâi-lô: Sù-si
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suosy
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /su²¹⁻⁵³ ɕi⁴⁴/