There are many more but here are a few... The Four Noble Professions - 漁樵耕讀, fisherman, woodcutter, farmer & scholar The Four Great Beauties - 四大美人 - Hsi Shi (西施), Diao Chan (貂嬋), Wang Chiao Chun (王昭君) and Yang Gui Fei (楊貴妃) Lesser known are the The Four Great Uglies - 四大丑女.嫫母 (Mo Mu), 鍾離春(Zhong Lichun), 孟光 (Meng Guang) and 阮氏 (Ruan Shi). On the same note, The Four Great Vixens/Witches (四大妖姬), 妺喜 (Moshi), 妲己 (Daji), 褒姒 (Baoshi) and 骊姬 (Liji). The Four Constellations (Directions), Four Saint Beasts (四聖) - 四象 - 青龍 (Green Dragon, east), 朱雀 (Red Phoenix, south), 白虎 (White Tiger, west) and 玄武 (Dark Tortise (Warrior), north) The Four Heavenly Kings (四大天王) or 四大金剛 (Four Great Diamonds) (持国天王、增長天王, 廣目天王, 多聞天王) signifying the Chinese directions also from East in clockwise fashion. The Four Wondrous Books (四大奇書) - 水滸傳("Water Margin ), "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"(三國演義)、"The Plum in the Golden Vase"(金瓶梅), and the "Western Journey"(西遊記) The Four Great Inventions - (四大發明) 造紙術 (paper making), 指南針 (the compass), 火藥 (gun powder) and 活字印刷術 (moveable printing) Finally, the Four Great Vows - 四弘誓願. Too technical to translate the Buddhist terms.

I think you may remember incorrectly. there is a saying like:four gentlemen of the flowers; they are plum blossom,not cherry blossom (it's famous in Japan);bamboo,orchid,Chrysanthemum。 中文的意思是：花中四君子，梅，竹，兰，菊 the other possibility is "three cold-weather friends "-- pine , bamboo and plum。Because in winter the three plants are all very dynamic. In Chinese ，“three cold-weather friends” compared to loyal friendship. 中文：岁寒三友的意思是在冬天，松，竹，兰都仍然富有生命力，常比喻人们忠贞的友谊。 Winter is a special season due to its bad weather。And there isn't friends of other seasons. 中文:其他季节没有什么之友的说法，因为冬天有它气候恶劣的原因使之比较特殊。 the second answer is: four treasures of study are pen, ink, paper and ink stone. 文房四宝：纸墨笔砚 they are traditional tools for Chinese painting and calligraphy . 是中国传统的书画的工具。 Hope it's helpful. cici

three friends of winter: pine, bamboo and plum 岁寒三友：松，竹，梅 four treasures of study: brush, ink stick, paper and inkstone 文房四宝：笔，墨，纸，砚 four gentlemen of flower: plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum 花中四君子：梅，兰，竹，菊 I hope it helps. ^^

My english is poor.Tomorrow i will answer your question.