1.four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends2.the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德[dé], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
1.the four social bonds: propriety, justice, integrity and honor2.see 礼义廉耻[lǐ yì lián chǐ]3.the four directions4.the four limbs (Chinese medicine)+1 条+2 条
the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集灭道[kǔ jí miè dào]: all life is suffering 苦[kǔ], the cause of suffering is desire 集[jí], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 灭[miè], the way 道[dào] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[bā zhèng dào]
four divisions (of the twenty-eight constellations 二十八宿[èr shí bā xiù] of the sky into groups of seven mansions), namely: Azure Dragon 青龙[qīng lóng], White Tiger 白虎[bái hǔ], Vermilion Bird 朱雀[zhū què], Black Tortoise 玄武[xuán wǔ]
1.common name for 麋鹿[mí lù], Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus), which is said to resemble an amalgam of animals such as a cow, deer, donkey and horse2.an odd mixture of disparate elements3.hodgepodge4.farrago+1 条