四維
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Pronunciation
Peng'im: si3 rui5
POJ: sì-juî
Variety: chaozhou
POJ: sì-juî
Variety: chaozhou
Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.
Meanings and usage
noun: the four social bonds (propriety, justice, integrity, honour), the four directions (literary)
四維
四維
Page lists three distinct senses (the four classical social bonds, the four intercardinal corners, and four directions generally) plus an adjectival 'four-dimensional' sense, without any dialect-specific disambiguation, so it is unclear which literary sense is most idiomatic for the given Teochew reading.