- 四体不勤 sìtǐbùqín lazynot to lift a finger to do manual work; often used to describe someone who leads a parasitic life or lacks practical life skills
- 四体书 sìtǐshū four scriptsThe four main styles of Chinese calligraphy, commonly referring to [[正|正|zheng4]], [[草|草|cao3]], [[隶|隸|li4]], and [[篆|篆|zhuan4]]
- 四体不勤,五谷不分 sìtǐbùqínwǔgǔbùfēn to be out of touch with realityliterally meaning one who does not work with their limbs and cannot distinguish between different types of grain; describes someone who is lazy, out of touch with physical labor, or lacks basic life skills and practical knowledge