sì​jūn​zǐ

the four gentlemen

  • created sense approved 四君子 · sì​jūn​zǐ · the four gentlemen — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    四君子

    sì​jūn​zǐ

    the four gentlemen

    A collective name in traditional painting for the four plants [[梅|梅|mei2]], [[兰|蘭|lan2]], [[竹|竹|zhu2]], and [[菊|菊|ju2]]; they symbolize the noble character of a scholar.

    四 (literal) → 四 · sì · four 君子 (literal) → 君子 · jūn​zǐ · gentleman

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  • created sense approved 四君子 · sì​jūn​zǐ · four gentlemen decoction — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    四君子

    sì​jūn​zǐ

    four gentlemen decoction

    A traditional Chinese medicine formula composed of four herbs: [[人参|人參|ren2 shen1]], [[白术|白朮|bai2 zhu2]], [[茯苓|茯苓|fu2 ling2]], and [[甘草|甘草|gan1 cao3]].

    四 (literal) → 四 · sì · four 君子 (literal) → 君子 · jūn​zǐ · gentleman

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