| 四世同堂 |
Sì Shì Tóng táng |
Four Generations Under One Roof, novel by Lao She 老舍 |
| 四世同堂 |
sì shì tóng táng |
four generations under one roof (idiom) |
| 四 |
sì |
four / 4 |
| 世 |
Shì |
surname Shi |
| 世 |
shì |
life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble |
| 同 |
tóng |
like / same / similar / together / alike / with |
| 同 |
tòng |
used in 胡同 |
| 同 |
tòng |
used in 胡同 |
| 同堂 |
tóng táng |
to live under the same roof (of different generations) |
| 堂 |
táng |
(main) hall / large room for a specific purpose / CL:间 / relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family / of the same clan / classifier for classes, lectures etc / classifier for sets of furniture |