四湖乡 - Sihu (or Ssuhu) township in Yunlin county 雲林縣|云林县[Yun2 lin2 xian4], Taiwan - Si4 hu2 xiang1 | Definition

人在江湖，身不由己

rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ

1 you can't always do as you like
2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)

传播四方

chuán bō sì fāng

1 to disseminate in every direction (idiom)

危机四伏

wēi jī sì fú

1 danger lurks on every side (idiom)

名扬四海

míng yáng sì hǎi

1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
2 famous

四世同堂

sì shì tóng táng

1 four generations under one roof (idiom)

四仰八叉

sì yǎng bā chā

1 sprawled out on one's back (idiom)

四两拨千斤

sì liǎng bō qiān jīn

1 lit. four ounces can move a thousand catties (idiom)
2 fig. to achieve much with little effort

四分五裂

sì fēn wǔ liè

1 all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
2 complete lack of unity
3 to disintegrate
4 falling apart
5 to be at sixes and sevens

四大皆空

sì dà jiē kōng

1 lit. the four elements are vanity (idiom)
2 this world is an illusion

四平八稳

sì píng bā wěn

1 everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary

四海升平

sì hǎi shēng píng

1 lit. all four oceans are peaceful
2 worldwide peace (idiom)

四海为家

sì hǎi wéi jiā

1 to regard the four corners of the world all as home (idiom)
2 to feel at home anywhere
3 to roam about unconstrained
4 to consider the entire country, or world, to be one's own

四海皆准

sì hǎi jiē zhǔn

1 appropriate to any place and any time (idiom); universally applicable
2 a panacea

四海飘零

sì hǎi piāo líng

1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)

四脚朝天

sì jiǎo cháo tiān

1 four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back

四通八达

sì tōng bā dá

1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides

四面楚歌

sì miàn Chǔ gē

1 lit. on all sides, the songs of Chu (idiom)
2 fig. surrounded by enemies, isolated and without help

四体不勤，五谷不分

sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn

1 never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite

家徒四壁

jiā tú sì bì

1 lit. with only four bare walls for a home (idiom)
2 fig. very poor
3 wretched

巴三览四

bā sān lǎn sì

1 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently

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