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四

Mandarin · pinyin sì

four
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四: sì · four

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4 · si4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

sei3 · si3

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character · Etymology 1

four
(literary) in or from the four directions
(music) la (musical note)
(printing) English; The size of type between 小四 (little 4) and 小三 (little 3), standardized as 14 point.

character · Etymology 2

(music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note low la (6̣).

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