| 四大名著 |
sì dà míng zhù |
the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 红楼梦, Romance of Three Kingdoms 三国演义, Water Margin 水浒传, Journey to the West 西游记 |
| 四 |
sì |
four / 4 |
| 四大 |
sì dà |
the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism) / the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鸣大放, 大辩论, 大字报 (PRC) |
| 大 |
dà |
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) |
| 大 |
dài |
see 大夫 |
| 大名 |
Dà míng |
see 大名县 |
| 大名 |
dà míng |
famous name / your distinguished name / one's formal personal name / (Japanese history) daimyo |
| 名 |
míng |
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people |
| 名著 |
míng zhù |
masterpiece |
| 著 |
zhù |
to make known / to show / to prove / to write / book / outstanding |