四大天王

Chinese

		four	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	the son of heaven; emperor
simp. and trad. (四大天王)		四	大	天王

Etymology

Translation of Sanskrit चतुर्महाराज (caturmahārāja, literally “four great kings”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sìdàtiānwáng

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ daai⁶ tin¹ wong⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): si-thai-thiên-vòng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sìdàtiānwáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄨㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhdahtianwang
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ u̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sei³ daai⁶ tin¹ wong⁴
  - Yale: sei daaih tīn wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ daai⁶ tin¹ wong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: séi³ dai⁶ tin¹ wong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ täːi̯²² tʰiːn⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: si-thai-thiên-vòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi tai tien´ vongˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi⁴ tai⁴ tian¹ vong²
  - IPA: /ɕi⁵⁵ tʰai̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯en²⁴ voŋ¹¹/

Noun

四大天王

(Buddhism) Four Heavenly Kings, the four guardian gods who protect each of the four cardinal directions; the lokapālas
(colloquial) a group of four prominent individuals

Synonyms

風調雨順／风调雨顺
四天王 (sìtiānwáng)

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