四方 sì fāng
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sì fāng
noun
north, south, east, and west; all sides
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '四方'; Guoyu '四方' 1) -
sì fāng
noun
neighboring states on all borders
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '四方' 2) -
sì fāng
noun
a rectangle
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '四方' 3) -
sì fāng
noun
four quarters
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: This term refers to the four quarters of a mandala used in a tantric ritual, For the four points of the compass: 因陀羅 Indra is located in the east; 焰魔羅方 Yama in the south; 嚩嚕拏 Varuṇa in the west; 毘娑門 Vaiśramaṇa in the north. For the four intermediate directions: 伊舍尼 Iśāna in the northeast; 護摩 agni in the southeast; 涅哩底 Nirṛti in the southwest; 嚩瘐 Varuṇa in the northwest (Ding '四方'; FGDB '四方'; SH '四方', p. 176).
Contained in
- 1. 眼观四方 拓展视野 2. 耳听八面 察纳雅言 3. 头脑灵活 圆融世事 4. 知觉敏锐 减少错误 5. 古道热肠 广结人缘 6. 肝胆相照 获得情义(1. 眼觀四方 拓展視野 2. 耳聽八面 察納雅言 3. 頭腦靈活 圓融世事 4. 知覺敏銳 減少錯誤 5. 古道熱腸 廣結人緣 6. 肝膽相照 獲得情義) Be alert to your surroundings so as to broaden your vision. Remain aware to all sounds so as to embrace honest advice. Stay mentally agile so as to harmonize all matters. Keep your senses sharp so as to minimize mistakes. Be considerate and warmhearted so as to broadly develop good affinities. Watch out for your friends so as to win loyalty and friendship.
- 四方求法 I went in quest of the best law in the four quarters
- 四方天王 Four Deva Kings; Four Heavenly Kings
- 四方佛 Buddhas of the four directions
Also contained in
四方台 、 四方区 、 志在四方 、 四方脸 、 观听四方 、 传播四方 、 名震四方 、 四方步 、 四方八面 、 安得猛士兮守四方 、 纲纪四方 、 四方台区
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 1 Zhangzhe Shi Bao Jing (Velāma) 長者施報經 — count: 27
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 24
- Scroll 9 Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經 — count: 21 , has English translation , has parallel version
- Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Shan Bu Suiji Jiemo 四分律刪補隨機羯磨 — count: 20
- Scroll 35 Dharmaguputakavinaya (Si Fen Lu) 四分律 — count: 18 , has English translation
- Scroll 6 Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經 — count: 16
- Scroll 6 Sutra on the Causes and Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Yin Ben Jing) 起世因本經 — count: 16
- Scroll 1 Dharmaguptabhikṣuṇīkarman (Si Fen Biqiuni Jiemo Fa) 四分比丘尼羯磨法 — count: 16
- Scroll 1 Jiemo 羯磨 — count: 15
- Scroll 1 Dharmaguptabhikṣukarman (Seng Jiemo) 僧羯磨 — count: 15
Collocations
- 二三四方 (二三四方) 如是二三四方 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 43
- 四方面 (四方面) 於四方面 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 5 — count: 40
- 施四方 (施四方) 施四方比丘眾者 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 39 — count: 31
- 普四方 (普四方) 普四方面 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 9 — count: 21
- 四方彗星 (四方彗星) 四方彗星出 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 9 — count: 12
- 及四方 (及四方) 上下及四方 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 15 — count: 11
- 四方来 (四方來) 從四方來 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 11
- 观四方 (觀四方) 遍觀四方 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 9
- 四方风 (四方風) 四方風中受諸快樂 — Saṃyuktāgama 雜阿含經, Scroll 4 — count: 7
- 周匝四方 (周匝四方) 周匝四方有水 — Creation and Destruction of the World (Da Lou Tan Jing) 大樓炭經, Scroll 1 — count: 6