四級

Chinese

		four	level; grade; rank level; grade; rank; step
trad. (四級)		四	級
simp. (四级)		四	级

Etymology

(Hong Kong, slang) obscene; uncensored

According to the Hong Kong motion picture rating system, the most restrictive rating given by the censors is Category III. Films not approved by the censors (i.e. banned for public screening) are hence colloquially described as "Category IV-rated".

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sìjí

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄐㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ kap¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sìjí
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄐㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìhjí
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-chi²
    • Yale: sz̀-jí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhjyi
    • Palladius: сыцзи (syczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sei³ kap¹
    • Yale: sei kāp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ kap⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: séi³ keb¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ kʰɐp̚⁵/

Adjective

四級

1. (attributive) fourth-degree; level-four; fourth-class
2. (Hong Kong, slang, film) obscene; uncensored

Derived terms

• 四級片／四级片 (sei³ kap¹ pin^3-2)

See also

• 三級／三级 (sānjí)