1 Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
Idioms (20)
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
1 danger lurks on every side (idiom)
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
2 famous
四世同堂
sì shì tóng táng
1 four generations under one roof (idiom)
四仰八叉
sì yǎng bā chā
1 sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
四两拨千斤
sì liǎng bō qiān jīn
1 lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
2 fig. to achieve much with little effort
四分五裂
sì fēn wǔ liè
1 all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
2 complete lack of unity
3 to disintegrate
4 falling apart
5 to be at sixes and sevens
四大皆空
sì dà jiē kōng
1 lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
2 this world is an illusion
四平八稳
sì píng bā wěn
1 everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
四海升平
sì hǎi shēng píng
1 lit. all four oceans are peaceful
2 worldwide peace (idiom)
四海为家
sì hǎi wéi jiā
1 to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
2 to feel at home anywhere
3 to roam about unconstrained
4 to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own
四海皆准
sì hǎi jiē zhǔn
1 appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
2 a panacea
四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
四脚朝天
sì jiǎo cháo tiān
1 four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
四面楚歌
sì miàn Chǔ gē
1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help
四体不勤，五谷不分
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
1 never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
家徒四壁
jiā tú sì bì
1 lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)
2 fig. very poor
3 wretched
巴三览四
bā sān lǎn sì
1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently