| 四大美女 |
sì dà měi nǚ |
the four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施, Wang Zhaojun 王昭君, Diaochan 貂蝉 and Yang Yuhuan 杨玉环 |
| 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 |
| 美 |
Měi |
(bound form) the Americas (abbr. for 美洲) / (bound form) USA (abbr. for 美国) |
| 美 |
měi |
beautiful / very satisfactory; good / to beautify / to be pleased with oneself |
| 美女 |
měi nǚ |
beautiful woman |
| 女 |
nǚ |
female / woman / daughter |
| 女 |
rǔ |
archaic variant of 汝 |