四季

Chinese

		four	season; period
trad. (四季)		四	季
simp. #(四季)		四	季

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sìjì

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sei³ gwai³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhi¹ gi¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): si-kui
• Eastern Min (BUC): sé̤ṳ-gié
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sì-kùi / sù-kùi
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵sy-ci

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sìjì
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìhjì
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-chi⁴
    • Yale: sz̀-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhjih
    • Palladius: сыцзи (syczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei³ gwai³
    • Yale: sei gwai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ gwai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi³ guei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ kʷɐi̯³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: lhi¹ gi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɬi³³ ki³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: si-kui
    • Hakka Romanization System: xi gui
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xi⁴ gui⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /si⁵⁵ ku̯i⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: sé̤ṳ-gié
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sy²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(k-)iɛ²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-kùi
    • Tâi-lô: sì-kuì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sie'kuix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /si⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kui⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /si²¹⁻⁵³ kui²¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sù-kùi
    • Tâi-lô: sù-kuì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: suo'kuix
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /su²¹⁻⁵³ kui²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /su²¹⁻⁴¹ kui²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /su¹¹⁻⁵³ kui¹¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵sy-ci
    • MiniDict: sy^去 ci
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²sr-ji
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sz̩³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/

Noun

四季

1. the four seasons

Synonyms

• 一年到暗 (Hakka)
• 一年到頭／一年到头 (yīniándàotóu)
• 一年四季 (yīniánsìjì)
• 全年 (quánnián)
• 四時／四时 (sìshí)
• 夠年／够年 (gao³ ni⁵) (Teochew)
• 完年 (Hakka)
• 常年 (chángnián)
• 成年 (chéngnián) (informal)
• 整年 (zhěngnián)
• 歲時／岁时 (suìshí)
• 永年 (yǒngnián)
• 終年／终年 (zhōngnián) (literary)
• 終歲／终岁 (zhōngsuì) (literary)
• 規圇年／规囵年 (Hokkien)
• 規年／规年 (Hokkien)
• 規年通天／规年通天 (Hokkien)
• 透年 (Hokkien)
• 長年／长年

 

Derived terms

• 四季如春 (sìjìrúchūn)
• 四季橘 (sìjìjú)
• 四季蘭／四季兰 (sìjìlán)
• 四季豆 (sìjìdòu)
• 四季青 (sìjìqīng)

 

See also

Seasons in Mandarin · 四季 (sìjì, “four seasons”) (layout · text) · category
春 (chūn, “spring”)	夏 (xià, “summer”)	秋 (qiū, “fall; autumn”)	冬 (dōng, “winter”)

• 季節／季节 (jìjié)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
四	季
し Grade: 1	き Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しき [shíꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕi̥kʲi]

Noun

四(し)季(き) • (shiki) 

1. The four seasons

   四季(しき)を通(つう)じて

   shiki o tsūjite

   throughout the year (all four seasons)

   四季(しき)の移(うつ)り変(か)わり

   shiki no utsurikawari

   the change of the seasons

Derived terms

• 四季咲き
• 四季折々, 四季折折
• 四季報

See also

Seasons in Japanese · 四(し)季(き) (shiki, “four seasons”) (layout · text) · category
春(はる) (haru, “spring”) 春(しゅん)季(き) (shunki, “spring”) 春(しゅん)期(き) (shunki, “spring period”)	夏(なつ) (natsu, “summer”) 夏(か)季(き) (kaki, “summer”) 夏(か)期(き) (kaki, “summer period”)	秋(あき) (aki, “fall; autumn”) 秋(しゅう)季(き) (shūki, “fall; autumn”) 秋(しゅう)期(き) (shūki, “fall period”)	冬(ふゆ) (fuyu, “winter”) 冬(とう)季(き) (tōki, “winter”) 冬(とう)期(き) (tōki, “winter period”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
四	季

Noun

四季 • (sagye) (hangeul 사계)

1. hanja form^? of 사계 (“the four seasons”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
四	季

Noun

四季

1. chữ Hán form of tứ quý (“four of a kind”).