四海 sì hǎi
sì hǎi
set phrase
the four seas
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '四海')
Contained in
- 四海之内(四海之內) all within the four seas
- 四海承风(四海承風) to four seas blow the same wind
- 目空四海 the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around; arrogant; condescending; supercilious
- 四海皆准 appropriate to any place and any time; universally applicable; a panacea
- 威振四海 to inspire awe everywhere
- 四海飘零(四海飄零) drifting aimlessly all over the place
- 五湖四海 the five lakes and four seas; all over the world
- 四海之内皆兄弟(四海之內皆兄弟) all men are brothers
- 名扬四海(名揚四海) to become known far and wide
- 我们都是来自五湖四海(我們都是來自五湖四海) we all come from different corners of the land
- 四海为家(四海為家) to regard the four corners of the world all as home; to feel at home anywhere; to roam about unconstrained
- 四海升平 all four oceans are peaceful; worldwide peace
- 扬名四海(揚名四海) known throughout the country; world-famous
- 放之四海而皆准(放之四海而皆準) applicable anywhere
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 卷六十三 志第三十九 樂三 Volume 63 Treatises 39: Music 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 23
- 卷二十二 志第十二 樂四 Volume 22 Treatises 12: Music 4 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 16
- 卷二 魏書二 文帝紀 Volume 2: Book of Wei 2 - Annals of Emperor Wen Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 11
- 卷二十 志第十 樂二 Volume 20 Treatises 10: Music 2 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 9
- 卷二十三 志第十三 樂下 Volume 23 Treatises 13: Music Part Two Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 9
- 卷四十九 志第二十五 禮三 Volume 49 Treatises 25: Rites 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 8
- 卷十二 隋本紀下第十二: 煬帝 恭帝 Volume 12 Sui Annals 2: Emperor Yang, Emperor Gong History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 7
- 卷二十二 志第十二 樂上 Volume 22 Treatises 12: Music Part One Book of Jin 晉書 — count: 7
- 卷二 本紀第二 武帝中 Volume 2 Annals 2: Emperor Wu 2 Book of Song 宋書 — count: 7
- 卷三十五 Scroll 35 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 7
Collocations
- 四海之外 (四海之外) 外出於四海之外 — Guanzi 管子, 宙合第十一 Chapter 11: Zhou He — count: 8
- 施四海 (施四海) 施四海 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷一 原道訓 Chapter 1: The Original Way — count: 7
- 富有四海 (富有四海) 富有四海 — Xunzi 荀子, 宥坐篇第二十八 Chapter 28: The Right Hand Vessel — count: 6
- 及四海 (及四海) 施及四海 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《孔子閒居》 Confucius at Home at Leisure — count: 5
- 囊括四海 (囊括四海) 囊括四海之意 — Xin Shu 新書, Scroll 1 — count: 4
- 四海困 (四海睏) 四海困窮 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書 大禹謨 Yu Shu - Counsels of the Great Yu — count: 3
- 平定四海 (平定四海) 平定四海 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《高祖本紀》 Annals of Gao Zu — count: 3
- 见四海 (見四海) 坐於室而見四海 — Xunzi 荀子, 解蔽篇第二十一 Chapter 21: Dispelling Obsession — count: 3
- 四海遏 (四海遏) 四海遏密八音 — Book of Documents 尚書, 虞書 舜典 Yu Shu - Canon of Shun — count: 3
- 四海会同 (四海會同) 四海會同 — Book of Documents 尚書, 夏書 禹貢 Xia Shu - Tribute of Yu — count: 3