Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德[dé], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
1.the Twenty-Four Histories (25 or 26 in modern editions), collection of books on Chinese dynastic history from 3000 BC till 17th century2.fig. a long and complicated story
the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 红楼梦[hóng lóu mèng], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三国演义[sān guó yǎn yì], Water Margin 水浒传[shuǐ hǔ zhuàn], Journey to the West 西游记[xī yóu jì]
the four legendary beauties of ancient China, namely: Xishi 西施[xī shī], Wang Zhaojun 王昭君[wáng zhāo jūn], Diaochan 貂蝉[diāo chán] and Yang Yuhuan 杨玉环[yáng yù huán]
1.to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)2.to feel at home anywhere3.to roam about unconstrained4.to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own+1 条