第四紀

See also: 第四纪

Chinese

		fourth; fourthly	period
trad. (第四紀)		第四	紀
simp. (第四纪)		第四	纪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Dìsì Jì

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧˋ ㄙˋ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dai⁶ sei³ gei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Dìsì Jì
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧˋ ㄙˋ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Dìsìh Jì
    • Wade–Giles: Ti⁴-ssŭ⁴ Chi⁴
    • Yale: Dì-sz̀ Jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dihsyh Jih
    • Palladius: Дисы Цзи (Disy Czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dai⁶ sei³ gei³
    • Yale: daih sei gei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dai⁶ sei³ gei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dei⁶ séi³ géi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐi̯²² sei̯³³ kei̯³³/

Proper noun

第四紀

1. (geology) the Quaternary period (part of the Cenozoic era, spanning from 2.588 million years ago until the present)

Synonyms

• 晚第三紀／晚第三纪 (Wǎndìsānjì)

See also

• 新近紀／新近纪 (Xīnjìn Jì)
• 新生代 (xīnshēngdài)
• 第三紀／第三纪 (Dìsānjì)
• 更新世 (Gèngxīnshì)
• 全新世 (Quánxīnshì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
第	四	紀
だい Grade: 3	し Grade: 1	き Grade: 5
on'yomi

Kanji in this term
第	四	紀
だい Grade: 3	よん Grade: 1	き Grade: 5

Etymology

第四 (daiyon, “fourth”) +‎ 紀 (-ki, “period”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) だい [dáꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [da̠i]

• (Tokyo) よんき [yóꜜǹkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [jõ̞ŋʲkʲi]

• (Tokyo) だいしき [dáꜜìshìkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [da̠iɕi̥kʲi]

• (Tokyo) だい [dáꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [da̠i]

• (Tokyo) しき [shíꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕikʲi]

Proper noun

第(だい)四(よん)紀(き) or 第(だい)四(し)紀(き) • (Daiyonki or Daishiki) 

1. the Quaternary period

See also

• 新(しん)生(せい)代(だい) (Shinseidai)
• 新(しん)第(だい)三(さん)紀(き) (Shindaisanki)
• 第(だい)三(さん)紀(き) (Daisanki)