"四大" meaning in Chinese

See 四大 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /sei̯³³ taːi̯²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹/, /sei̯³³ taːi̯²²/ Chinese transliterations: sìdà [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sei³ daai⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], sìdà [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], sìhdà [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ssŭ⁴-ta⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], sz̀-dà [Mandarin, Yale], syhdah [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сыда [Mandarin, Palladius], syda [Mandarin, Palladius], sei daaih [Cantonese, Yale], sei³ daai⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], séi³ dai⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: ; Four Great Elements of Buddhism From abbreviation of 四 (sì, “four”) + 大種/大种 (Dàzhǒng), a calque of Sanskrit महाभूत (mahābhūta). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|四|four}} 四 (sì, “four”), {{zh-l|大種}} 大種/大种 (Dàzhǒng), {{cal|zh|sa|महाभूत|nocap=y}} calque of Sanskrit महाभूत (mahābhūta) Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 四大
  1. (Taoism) "Four Greats" (Tao, heaven, earth and man) Categories (topical): Taoism, Cultural Revolution
    Sense id: en-四大-zh-noun-nn3YxTkG Disambiguation of Cultural Revolution: 60 17 24 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 52 23 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 24 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 18 23
  2. (Buddhism) Four महाभूत (mahābhūta) (Great Elements of Buddhism, viz. earth, water, fire and air) Categories (topical): Buddhism
    Sense id: en-四大-zh-noun-vdaKOZr9 Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
  3. (business, accounting) The four largest global auditing firms, comprising Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Categories (topical): Accounting, Business
    Sense id: en-四大-zh-noun-6n2J8SJ5 Topics: accounting, business, finance
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