"四君子" meaning in All languages combined

See 四君子 on Wiktionary

Proper name [Chinese]

IPA: /sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Chinese transliterations: Sì Jūnzǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄙˋ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], Sì Jūnzǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], Sìh Jyunzǐh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], Ssŭ⁴ Chün¹-tzŭ³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], Sz̀ Jyūn-dž [Mandarin, Yale], Syh Jiuntzyy [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], Сы Цзюньцзы [Mandarin, Palladius], Sy Czjunʹczy [Mandarin, Palladius]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 四君子
  1. Four Gentleman; four plants (chrysanthemum, bamboo, orchid, and plum blossom) that are often depicted in traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese ink-and-brush painting Categories (topical): Four Categories (lifeform): Plants Related terms: 歲寒三友 (suìhánsānyǒu), 岁寒三友 (suìhánsānyǒu)
    Sense id: en-四君子-zh-name-ihPVKYz5 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Japanese]

IPA: [ɕikɯ̟̃ᵝɰ̃ɕi] Forms: 四君子 [canonical] (ruby: (), (くん), ()), Shikunshi [romanization]
Etymology: Probably from Middle Chinese compound 四君子 (*sì *giuən *tziə̌, literally “four gentlemen”). Compare modern Chinese 四君子 (Sì Jūnzǐ). Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=しくんし}} Middle Chinese, {{cog|zh|四君子}} Chinese 四君子 (Sì Jūnzǐ) Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper|しくんし}} 四(し)君(くん)子(し) • (Shikunshi)
  1. the Four Gentlemen: ume (the plum blossom, symbolising winter), ran (the orchid, symbolizing spring), matsu, (the bamboo, symbolizing summer), and kiku (chrysanthemum, symbolizing autumn): Wikipedia link: Four Gentlemen, ja:四君子 Coordinate_terms: 松竹梅: pine (shōchikubai), bamboo, and plum (english: similarly appearing as the subject of traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese paintings)

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