四大天王

Chinese

		four	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	the son of heaven; emperor
simp. and trad. (四大天王)		四	大	天王

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit चतुर् महाराज (catur mahārāja, literally “four great kings”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sìdàtiānwáng

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ daai⁶ tin¹ wong⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): si-thai-thiên-vòng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sìdàtiānwáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄨㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìhdàtianwáng
  - Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-ta⁴-tʻien¹-wang²
  - Yale: sz̀-dà-tyān-wáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhdahtianwang
  - Palladius: сыдатяньван (sydatjanʹvan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sei³ daai⁶ tin¹ wong⁴
  - Yale: sei daaih tīn wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ daai⁶ tin¹ wong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: séi³ dai⁶ tin¹ wong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ taːi̯²² tʰiːn⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: si-thai-thiên-vòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: xi tai tien´ vongˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xi⁴ tai⁴ tian¹ vong²
  - Sinological IPA: /si⁵⁵ tʰai̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯en²⁴ voŋ¹¹/

Noun

四大天王

(Buddhism) Four Heavenly Kings, the four guardian gods who protect each of the four cardinal directions; the lokapālas
(colloquial) a group of four prominent individuals
(pop culture) a slang term for four of Hong Kong's most famous male Cantopop singers, namely Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, Jacky Cheung and Leon Lai

Synonyms

風調雨順／风调雨顺 (fēngtiáoyǔshùn)
四天王 (sìtiānwáng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
四	大	天	王
し Grade: 1	だい Grade: 1	てん Grade: 1	おう > のう Grade: 1
on’yomi	goon

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit चतुर्महाराज (caturmahārāja, literally “four great kings”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しだいてんのー [shì dáítéńnóꜜò] (Nakadaka – [6])[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕi da̠itẽ̞nːo̞ː]

Noun

四(し)大(だい)天(てん)王(のう) • (shi daitennō) ^{←しだいてんわう (sidaiten'wau)^?}

(Buddhism) Synonym of 四天王 (shitennō): the Four Heavenly Kings

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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