| 四大石窟 |
sì dà shí kū |
the four great caves, namely: Longmen Grottoes 龙门石窟 at Luoyang, Henan, Yungang Caves 云冈石窟 at Datong, Shanxi, Mogao Caves 莫高窟 at Dunhuang, Gansu, and Mt Maiji Caves 麦积山石窟 at Tianshui, Gansu |
| 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 |
| 石 |
Shí |
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家庄, the capital of Hebei |
| 石 |
dàn |
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2] |
| 石 |
shí |
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 |
| 石窟 |
shí kū |
rock cave / grotto / cliff caves (often with Buddhist statues) |
| 窟 |
kū |
cave / hole |