四方 sì fāng

  1. sì fāng noun north, south, east, and west; all sides
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '四方'; Guoyu '四方' 1)
  2. sì fāng noun neighboring states on all borders
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '四方' 2)
  3. sì fāng noun a rectangle
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '四方' 3)
  4. sì fāng noun four quarters
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: This term refers to the four quarters of a mandala used in a tantric ritual, For the four points of the compass: 因陀羅 Indra is located in the east; 焰魔羅方 Yama in the south; 嚩嚕拏 Varuṇa in the west; 毘娑門 Vaiśramaṇa in the north. For the four intermediate directions: 伊舍尼 Iśāna in the northeast; 護摩 agni in the southeast; 涅哩底 Nirṛti in the southwest; 嚩瘐 Varuṇa in the northwest (Ding '四方'; FGDB '四方'; SH '四方', p. 176).

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四方脸 、 观听四方 、 名震四方 、 四方步 、 志在四方 、 纲纪四方 、 四方台 、 传播四方 、 四方台区 、 安得猛士兮守四方 、 四方区 、 四方八面

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