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Trad |
Simp |
Mandarin |
Definition |
Days old |
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{21}三體綜合症 |
{21}三体综合症 |
[[{21} san1ti3 zong1he2zheng4]] |
/trisomy; Down's syndrome/ |
86
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2 |
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阿三 |
阿三 |
[a1 san1] |
/(derog.) an Indian/ |
4550
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1 |
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安倍晉三 |
安倍晋三 |
[An1 bei4 Jin4 san1] |
/Abe Shinzo (1954-2022), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2006-2007 and from 2012-2020/ |
1492
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1 |
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八二三炮戰 |
八二三炮战 |
[Ba1 Er4 San1 Pao4 zhan4] |
/bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis/ |
1622
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1 |
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巴三覽四 |
巴三览四 |
[ba1 san1 lan3 si4] |
/to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently/ |
6336
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1 |
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白三烯 |
白三烯 |
[bai2 san1 xi1] |
/leukotriene (biochemistry)/ |
3309
|
1 |
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百慕大三角 |
百慕大三角 |
[Bai3 mu4 da4 san1 jiao3] |
/Bermuda Triangle/ |
6118
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1 |
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百勝難慮敵，三折乃良醫 |
百胜难虑敌，三折乃良医 |
[bai3 sheng4 nan2 lü4 di2 , san1 zhe2 nai3 liang2 yi1] |
/(a line from a poem by the Tang poet Liu Yuxi 劉禹錫|刘禹锡[Liu2 Yu3 xi1]) one gains very little insight into one's enemy from a hundred victories, but he who breaks his arm three times will be a good doctor/(fig.) one learns more from one's failures than from one's successes/ |
1656
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1 |
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半夜三更 |
半夜三更 |
[[ban4ye4-san1geng1]] |
/see 三更半夜[san1geng1-ban4ye4]/ |
678
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2 |
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奔三 |
奔三 |
[ben4 san1] |
/to be pushing 30/ |
1621
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1 |
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癟三 |
瘪三 |
[bie1 san1] |
/(Wu dialect) bum/wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging or stealing/ |
2764
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1 |
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冰凍三尺，非一日之寒 |
冰冻三尺，非一日之寒 |
[bing1 dong4 san1 chi3 , fei1 yi1 ri4 zhi1 han2] |
/three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day/ |
6258
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1 |
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丙三醇 |
丙三醇 |
[bing3 san1 chun2] |
/glycerine/same as 甘油/ |
7016
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1 |
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不等邊三角形 |
不等边三角形 |
[bu4 deng3 bian1 san1 jiao3 xing2] |
/scalene triangle/ |
7104
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1 |
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不管三七二十一 |
不管三七二十一 |
[bu4 guan3 san1 qi1 er4 shi2 yi1] |
/regardless of the consequences/recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic forecast/ |
6689
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1 |
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不規則三角形 |
不规则三角形 |
[bu4 gui1 ze2 san1 jiao3 xing2] |
/scalene triangle (math.)/ |
6726
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1 |
|
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不三不四 |
不三不四 |
[[bu4san1-bu4si4]] |
/(idiom) dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript/ |
482
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2 |
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不孝有三，無後為大 |
不孝有三，无后为大 |
[[bu4xiao4 you3 san1, wu2hou4 wei2 da4]] |
/there are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst (from Mencius 孟子[Meng4zi3])/ |
514
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2 |
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曹操 |
曹操 |
[Cao2 Cao1] |
/Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕/the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义/ |
6815
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1 |
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草船借箭 |
草船借箭 |
[cao3 chuan2 jie4 jian4] |
/lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4])/fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends/ |
4531
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1 |
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長江三角洲 |
长江三角洲 |
[Chang2 Jiang1 San1 jiao3 zhou1] |
/Yangtze River Delta/ |
5217
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1 |
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長江三角洲經濟區 |
长江三角洲经济区 |
[Chang2 jiang1 San1 jiao3 zhou1 Jing1 ji4 Qu1] |
/Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)/ |
1954
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1 |
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長江三峽 |
长江三峡 |
[Chang2 Jiang1 San1 xia2] |
/Three Gorges or Yangtze Gorges, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu2 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2]/ |
2622
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1 |
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長三 |
长三 |
[chang2 san1] |
/(old) high-class prostitute/ |
3333
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1 |
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長三角 |
长三角 |
[Chang2 San1 jiao3] |
/Yangtze River Delta (abbr. for 長江三角洲|长江三角洲[Chang2 jiang1 San1 jiao3 zhou1])/ |
1954
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1 |
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長三角經濟區 |
长三角经济区 |
[Chang2 San1 jiao3 Jing1 ji4 Qu1] |
/Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)/ |
4405
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1 |
|
|
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陳壽 |
陈寿 |
[Chen2 Shou4] |
/Chen Shou (233-297), Western Jin dynasty 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] historian, author of History of the Three Kingdoms 三國志|三国志[San1 guo2 zhi4]/ |
1953
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1 |
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赤壁之戰 |
赤壁之战 |
[Chi4 bi4 zhi1 Zhan4] |
/Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区[Huang2 zhou1 qu1] of Huanggang city 黃岡|黄冈[Huang2 gang1], a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu/famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]/ |
1955
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1 |
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重奏 |
重奏 |
[chong2 zou4] |
/musical ensemble of several instruments (e.g. duet 二重奏 or trio 三重奏)/ |
6617
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1 |
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初 |
初 |
[[chu1]] |
/(bound form) at first; initially/(bound form) first; early/(bound form) (in lunar calendar dates, before numerals 1–10) days 1 to 10 of a month, as in 初三[chu1san1] "the third"/ |
166
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2 |
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出伏 |
出伏 |
[chu1 fu2] |
/to come to the end of the hottest period of the year (known as 三伏[san1 fu2])/ |
1600
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1 |
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初伏 |
初伏 |
[chu1 fu2] |
/the first of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which typically begins in mid-July and lasts 10 days/ |
1600
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1 |
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初三 |
初三 |
[[chu1san1]] |
/third year in junior middle school/third day of a lunar month/ |
58
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2 |
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傳三過四 |
传三过四 |
[chuan2 san1 guo4 si4] |
/to spread rumors/to gossip/ |
6839
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1 |
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垂涎三尺 |
垂涎三尺 |
[chui2 xian2 san1 chi3] |
/to drool (over) (idiom)/to yearn for/to covet/to crave/ |
5944
|
1 |
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|
|
春秋三傳 |
春秋三传 |
[Chun1 qiu1 San1 Zhuan4] |
/Three Commentaries on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1], including Mr Gongyang's annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4] and Mr Zuo's annals or Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4]/ |
4887
|
1 |
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|
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雌三醇 |
雌三醇 |
[ci2 san1 chun2] |
/estriol/ |
7104
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1 |
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此地無銀三百兩 |
此地无银三百两 |
[ci3 di4 wu2 yin2 san1 bai3 liang3] |
/lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide/ |
6336
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1 |
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|
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大江健三郎 |
大江健三郎 |
[Da4 jiang1 Jian4 san1 lang2] |
/Oe Kenzaburo (1935-) Japanese novelist and 1994 Nobel laureate/ |
6587
|
1 |
|
|
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大年三十 |
大年三十 |
[da4 nian2 san1 shi2] |
/last day of the lunar year/Chinese New Year's Eve/ |
3781
|
1 |
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大千世界 |
大千世界 |
[da4 qian1 shi4 jie4] |
/great wide world/marvelously diverse world/(Buddhism) cosmos (abbr. for 三千大千世界[san1 qian1 da4 qian1 shi4 jie4])/ |
3125
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1 |
|
|
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大橋 |
大桥 |
[Da4 Qiao2] |
/Da Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China/ |
5702
|
1 |
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大三度 |
大三度 |
[da4 san1 du4] |
/major third (musical interval)/ |
6468
|
1 |
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大三和弦 |
大三和弦 |
[da4 san1 he2 xian2] |
/major triad do-mi-so/ |
6468
|
1 |
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大小三度 |
大小三度 |
[da4 xiao3 san1 du4] |
/major and minor third (musical interval)/ |
6944
|
1 |
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|
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大三 |
大三 |
[[da4san1]] |
/third year of university/ |
267
|
2 |
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大田縣 |
大田县 |
[[Da4tian2 Xian4]] |
/Datian, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian/ |
897
|
2 |
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|
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德三 |
德三 |
[De2 san1] |
/Nazi Germany/Third Reich (shorthand for 第三帝國|第三帝国[Di4 san1 Di4 guo2])/ |
1599
|
1 |
|
|
|
等邊三角形 |
等边三角形 |
[deng3 bian1 san1 jiao3 xing2] |
/equilateral triangle/ |
6793
|
1 |
|
|
|
等腰三角形 |
等腰三角形 |
[deng3 yao1 san1 jiao3 xing2] |
/isosceles triangle/ |
5359
|
1 |
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|
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低三下四 |
低三下四 |
[di1 san1 xia4 si4] |
/servile/ |
6818
|
1 |
|
|
|
地皇 |
地皇 |
[Di4 huang2] |
/Earthly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2]/ |
2114
|
1 |
|
|
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第三產業 |
第三产业 |
[di4 san1 chan3 ye4] |
/tertiary sector of industry/ |
7036
|
1 |
|
|
|
第三帝國 |
第三帝国 |
[Di4 san1 Di4 guo2] |
/Third Reich, Nazi regime (1933-1945)/ |
4642
|
1 |
|
|
|
第三方 |
第三方 |
[di4 san1 fang1] |
/third party/ |
7104
|
1 |
|
|
|
第三國際 |
第三国际 |
[Di4 san1 Guo2 ji4] |
/see 共產國際|共产国际[Gong4 chan3 Guo2 ji4]/ |
4847
|
1 |
|
|
|
第三紀 |
第三纪 |
[di4 san1 ji4] |
/third period/tertiary (geological era since the extinction of the dinosaurs at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary 65 million years ago)/ |
6748
|
1 |
|
|
|
第三季度 |
第三季度 |
[di4 san1 ji4 du4] |
/third quarter (of financial year)/ |
6584
|
1 |
|
|
|
第三人稱 |
第三人称 |
[di4 san1 ren2 cheng1] |
/third person (grammar)/ |
3223
|
1 |
|
|
|
第三聲 |
第三声 |
[di4 san1 sheng1] |
/third tone in Mandarin/falling-rising tone/ |
6307
|
1 |
|
|
|
第三世界 |
第三世界 |
[di4 san1 shi4 jie4] |
/Third World/ |
7104
|
1 |
|
|
|
地三鮮 |
地三鲜 |
[di4 san1 xian1] |
/dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper/ |
6136
|
1 |
|
|
|
第三狀態 |
第三状态 |
[di4 san1 zhuang4 tai4] |
/suboptimal health status/ |
2804
|
1 |
|
|
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第三眼瞼 |
第三眼睑 |
[[di4-san1 yan3jian3]] |
/(zoology) nictitating membrane/ |
793
|
2 |
|
|
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第三地 |
第三地 |
[[di4san1di4]] |
/territory belonging to a third party (as a neutral location for peace negotiations or as a transit point for indirect travel or trade etc)/ |
875
|
2 |
|
|
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第三者 |
第三者 |
[[di4san1zhe3]] |
/third party/(in romance) the other woman or man/ |
77
|
2 |
|
|
|
顛三倒四 |
颠三倒四 |
[dian1 san1 dao3 si4] |
/confused/disorderly/incoherent/ |
6709
|
1 |
|
|
|
丟三落四 |
丢三落四 |
[diu1 san1 la4 si4] |
/forgetful/empty-headed/ |
5676
|
1 |
|
|
|
東方三博士 |
东方三博士 |
[Dong1 fang1 san1 Bo2 shi4] |
/the Magi/the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story/ |
6823
|
1 |
|
|
|
東華三院 |
东华三院 |
[Dong1 hua2 San1 yuan4] |
/Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (Hong Kong)/ |
4492
|
1 |
|
|
|
東三省 |
东三省 |
[Dong1 san1 Sheng3] |
/the three provinces of Northeast China, namely: Liaoning Province 遼寧省|辽宁省[Liao2 ning2 Sheng3], Jilin Province 吉林省[Ji2 lin2 Sheng3] and Heilongjiang Province 黑龍江省|黑龙江省[Hei1 long2 jiang1 Sheng3]/ |
1934
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1 |
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獨龍江 |
独龙江 |
[Du2 long2 jiang1] |
/Dulong river in northwest Yunnan on border with Myanmar, tributary of Salween or Nujiang 怒江, sometimes referred to as number four of Three parallel rivers 三江並流|三江并流, wildlife protection unit/ |
6693
|
1 |
|
|
|
二氯異三聚氰酸鈉 |
二氯异三聚氰酸钠 |
[er4 lü4 yi4 san1 ju4 qing2 suan1 na4] |
/sodium dichloroisocyanurate/ |
7104
|
1 |
|
|
|
二號電池 |
二号电池 |
[[er4hao4 dian4chi2]] |
/(Tw) C size battery (PRC equivalent: 三號電池|三号电池[san1hao4 dian4chi2])/ |
539
|
2 |
|
|
|
泛珠江三角 |
泛珠江三角 |
[fan4 zhu1 jiang1 san1 jiao3] |
/the Pan-Pearl river delta (economic zone including the 5 provinces around Guangzhou and Hong Kong)/ |
7104
|
1 |
|
|
|
泛珠三角 |
泛珠三角 |
[fan4 zhu1 san1 jiao3] |
/Pan-Pearl River delta/The nine provinces of Southern China around Guangzhou and the Pearl River delta/South China/ |
6162
|
1 |
|
|
|
分久必合，合久必分 |
分久必合，合久必分 |
[[fen1jiu3-bi4he2, he2jiu3-bi4fen1]] |
/(lit.) that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (proverb, from Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1guo2 Yan3yi4])/(fig.) things are constantly changing/ |
53
|
2 |
|
|
|
封三 |
封三 |
[feng1 san1] |
/inside back cover/ |
3484
|
1 |
|
|
|
伏天 |
伏天 |
[fu2 tian1] |
/see 三伏[san1 fu2]/ |
1600
|
1 |
|
|
|
撫遠三角洲 |
抚远三角洲 |
[Fu3 yuan3 san1 jiao3 zhou1] |
/Bolshoi Ussuriisk Island in the Heilongjiang or Amur river, at mouth of the Ussuri River opposite Khabarovsk/same as Heixiazi Island 黑瞎子島|黑瞎子岛[Hei1 xia1 zi5 Dao3]/ |
1954
|
1 |
|
|
|
富不過三代 |
富不过三代 |
[fu4 bu4 guo4 san1 dai4] |
/wealth never survives three generations (idiom)/ |
4380
|
1 |
|
|
|
概數 |
概数 |
[gai4 shu4] |
/approximate number/imprecise indication of quantity (e.g. 十幾|十几[shi2 ji3], 兩三百|两三百[liang3 san1 bai3], 一千多[yi1 qian1 duo1])/ |
2498
|
1 |
|
|
|
甘油三脂 |
甘油三脂 |
[gan1 you2 san1 zhi1] |
/triglyceride/ |
5428
|
1 |
|
|
|
甘油三酯 |
甘油三酯 |
[gan1 you2 san1 zhi3] |
/triglyceride/ |
6350
|
1 |
|
|
|
隔三岔五 |
隔三岔五 |
[[ge2san1-cha4wu3]] |
/variant of 隔三差五[ge2san1-cha4wu3]/ |
697
|
2 |
|
|
|
隔三差五 |
隔三差五 |
[[ge2san1-cha4wu3]] |
/(idiom) every few days; every once in a while/ |
697
|
2 |
|
|
|
肱三頭肌 |
肱三头肌 |
[gong1 san1 tou2 ji1] |
/triceps brachii (back of the upper arm)/ |
6771
|
1 |
|
|
|
公司三明治 |
公司三明治 |
[gong1 si1 san1 ming2 zhi4] |
/club sandwich/ |
4059
|
1 |
|
|
|
共產國際 |
共产国际 |
[Gong4 chan3 Guo2 ji4] |
/Communist International or Comintern (1919-1943), also known as the Third International 第三國際|第三国际[Di4 san1 Guo2 ji4]/ |
4847
|
1 |
|
|
|
勾三搭四 |
勾三搭四 |
[gou1 san1 da1 si4] |
/to make hanky-panky/to seduce women/ |
5618
|
1 |
|
|
|
管他三七二十一 |
管他三七二十一 |
[guan3 ta1 san1 qi1 er4 shi2 yi1] |
/who cares/no matter what/regardless of the consequences/ |
4087
|
1 |
|
|
|
海棠區 |
海棠区 |
[[Hai3tang2 Qu1]] |
/Haitang, a district of Sanya City 三亞市|三亚市[San1ya4 Shi4], Hainan/ |
348
|
2 |
|
|
|
橫三豎四 |
横三竖四 |
[heng2 san1 shu4 si4] |
/in disorder/in a tremendous mess/ |
6060
|
1 |
|
|
|
蘅塘退士 |
蘅塘退士 |
[Heng2 tang2 Tui4 shi4] |
/assumed name of Sun Zhu 孫誅|孙诛[Sun1 Zhu1] (1711-1778), poet and compiler of Three Hundred Tang Poems 唐詩三百首|唐诗三百首[Tang2 shi1 San1 bai3 Shou3]/ |
2992
|
1 |
|
|
|
湖濱區 |
湖滨区 |
[[Hu2bin1 Qu1]] |
/Hubin, a district of Sanmenxia City 三門峽市|三门峡市[San1men2xia2 Shi4], Henan/ |
315
|
2 |
|
|
|
華容道 |
华容道 |
[Hua2 rong2 Dao4] |
/Huarong Road (traditional puzzle involving sliding wooden blocks, loosely based on an episode in Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4])/ |
5702
|
1 |
|
|
|
話到嘴邊留三分 |
话到嘴边留三分 |
[hua4 dao4 zui3 bian1 liu2 san1 fen1] |
/A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)/ |
6117
|
1 |
|
|
|
黃石公三略 |
黄石公三略 |
[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lüe4] |
/"Three Strategies of Huang Shigong", one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China/ |
2130
|
1 |
|
|
|
黃腳三趾鶉 |
黄脚三趾鹑 |
[[huang2jiao3 san1zhi3chun2]] |
/(bird species of China) yellow-legged buttonquail (Turnix tanki)/ |
222
|
2 |
|
|
|
毀三觀 |
毁三观 |
[hui3 san1 guan1] |
/(Internet slang) (of a situation, video clip etc) to make one think "wtf!"/ |
3235
|
1 |
|
|
|
火冒三丈 |
火冒三丈 |
[huo3 mao4 san1 zhang4] |
/to get really angry/ |
7104
|
1 |
|
|
|
貨比三家 |
货比三家 |
[huo4 bi3 san1 jia1] |
/to shop around (idiom)/ |
1917
|
1 |
|
|
|
貨比三家不吃虧 |
货比三家不吃亏 |
[huo4 bi3 san1 jia1 bu4 chi1 kui1] |
/shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)/ |
5329
|
1 |
|
|
|
貨問三家不吃虧 |
货问三家不吃亏 |
[huo4 wen4 san1 jia1 bu4 chi1 kui1] |
/see 貨比三家不吃虧|货比三家不吃亏[huo4 bi3 san1 jia1 bu4 chi1 kui1]/ |
5308
|
1 |
|
|
|
吉陽區 |
吉阳区 |
[[Ji2yang2 Qu1]] |
/Jiyang, a district of Sanya City 三亞市|三亚市[San1ya4 Shi4], Hainan/ |
348
|
2 |
|
|
|
幾次三番 |
几次三番 |
[ji3 ci4 san1 fan1] |
/lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly/over and over again/ |
6336
|
1 |
|
|
|
建三江 |
建三江 |
[Jian4 san1 jiang1] |
/Jiansanjiang, large-scale agricultural development in Sanjiang river plain in Heilongjiang/ |
6089
|
1 |
|
|
|
建寧縣 |
建宁县 |
[[Jian4ning2 Xian4]] |
/Jianning, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian/ |
897
|
2 |
|
|
|
將樂縣 |
将乐县 |
[[Jiang1le4 Xian4]] |
/Jiangle, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian/ |
897
|
2 |
|
|
|
蔣士銓 |
蒋士铨 |
[Jiang3 Shi4 quan2] |
/Jiang Shiquan (1725-1784), Qing poet, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家/ |
6648
|
1 |
|
|
|
膲 |
膲 |
[jiao1] |
/see 三膲[san1 jiao1]/ |
3812
|
1 |
|
|
|
狡兔三窟 |
狡兔三窟 |
[jiao3 tu4 san1 ku1] |
/lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows/a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on (idiom)/ |
6041
|
1 |
|
|
|
接二連三 |
接二连三 |
[[jie1er4-lian2san1]] |
/(idiom) one after another; in quick succession/ |
660
|
2 |
|
|
|
金富軾 |
金富轼 |
[Jin1 Fu4 shi4] |
/Kim Busik (1075-1151), court historian of the Korean Georyo dynasty 高麗|高丽[Gao1 li2], compiler of History of Three Kingdoms 三國史記|三国史记[San1 guo2 shi3 ji4]/ |
6488
|
1 |
|
|
|
金三角 |
金三角 |
[Jin1 san1 jiao3] |
/Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)/ |
7036
|
1 |
|
|
|
金泳三 |
金泳三 |
[Jin1 Yong3 san1] |
/Kim Young-sam (1927-2015), South Korean politician, president 1993-1998/ |
2168
|
1 |
|
|
|
金背三趾啄木鳥 |
金背三趾啄木鸟 |
[[jin1bei4 san1zhi3 zhuo2mu4niao3]] |
/(bird species of China) common flameback (Dinopium javanense)/ |
954
|
2 |
|
|
|
九三學社 |
九三学社 |
[Jiu3 san1 Xue2 she4] |
/Jiusan Society, one of the eight political parties of the CCP/ |
2264
|
1 |
|
|
|
舉一反三 |
举一反三 |
[ju3 yi1 fan3 san1] |
/to raise one and infer three/to deduce many things from one case (idiom)/ |
6188
|
1 |
|
|
|
開三次方 |
开三次方 |
[kai1 san1 ci4 fang1] |
/(math.) to extract a cube root/ |
1483
|
1 |
|
|
|
狂三詐四 |
狂三诈四 |
[kuang2 san1 zha4 si4] |
/to deceive and swindle across the board (idiom)/ |
6336
|
1 |
|
|
|
萊齊耶三世 |
莱齐耶三世 |
[Lai2 qi2 ye1 San1 shi4] |
/Letsie III of Lesotho/ |
7036
|
1 |
|
|
|
老三篇 |
老三篇 |
[lao3 san1 pian1] |
/Lao San Pian, three short essays written by Mao Zedong before the PRC was established/ |
6096
|
1 |
|
|
|
老三色 |
老三色 |
[lao3 san1 se4] |
/the three plain colors used for clothing in the PRC in the 1960s: black, gray and blue/ |
4072
|
1 |
|
|
|
李四 |
李四 |
[Li3 Si4] |
/Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四, 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry/ |
6001
|
1 |
|
|
|
禮拜三 |
礼拜三 |
[[Li3bai4san1]] |
/Wednesday/ |
906
|
2 |
|
|
|
立德 |
立德 |
[li4 de2] |
/to distinguish oneself through virtue (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3])/ |
1996
|
1 |
|
|
|
立功 |
立功 |
[li4 gong1] |
/to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3])/to make worthy contributions/to distinguish oneself/ |
1996
|
1 |
|
|
|
立言 |
立言 |
[li4 yan2] |
/to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3])/to expound one's theory/ |
1996
|
1 |
|
|
|
連三併四 |
连三并四 |
[lian2 san1 bing4 si4] |
/one after the other/in succession (idiom)/ |
6102
|
1 |
|
|
|
連中三元 |
连中三元 |
[lian2 zhong4 san1 yuan2] |
/(old) to rank first in the imperial examinations at the provincial capital, the national capital and the palace successively/(sports etc) to achieve three successes in a row (three matches in a row, three goals in a match etc)/ |
1884
|
1 |
|
|
|
兩岸三地 |
两岸三地 |
[liang3 an4 san1 di4] |
/China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)/ |
6134
|
1 |
|
|
|
兩面三刀 |
两面三刀 |
[liang3 mian4 san1 dao1] |
/two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross/double dealing and back stabbing/ |
6336
|
1 |
|
|
|
林三趾鶉 |
林三趾鹑 |
[[lin2san1zhi3chun2]] |
/(bird species of China) common buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus)/ |
954
|
2 |
|
|
|
靈寶市 |
灵宝市 |
[[Ling2bao3 Shi4]] |
/Lingbao, county-level city in Sanmenxia 三門峽市|三门峡市[San1men2xia2 Shi4], Henan/ |
514
|
2 |
|
|
|
六韜三略 |
六韬三略 |
[Liu4 tao1 San1 lüe4] |
/"Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 三略[San1 lu:e4], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], attributed to Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]/ |
2769
|
1 |
|
|
|
六腑 |
六腑 |
[[liu4fu3]] |
/(TCM) the six hollow organs: gallbladder 膽|胆[dan3], stomach 胃[wei4], large intestine 大腸|大肠[da4chang2], small intestine 小腸|小肠[xiao3chang2], triple heater 三焦[san1jiao1], bladder 膀胱[pang2guang1]/ |
908
|
2 |
|
|
|
盧氏縣 |
卢氏县 |
[[Lu2shi4 Xian4]] |
/Lushi, a county in Sanmenxia City 三門峽市|三门峡市[San1men2xia2 Shi4], Henan/ |
344
|
2 |
|
|
|
陸海空三軍 |
陆海空三军 |
[[lu4-hai3-kong1 san1jun1]] |
/army, navy, and air force/ |
251
|
2 |
|
|
|
馬三家 |
马三家 |
[Ma3 san1 jia1] |
/Masanjia town in Yuhong District 于洪區|于洪区[Yu2 hong2 Qu1] in Liaoning, known for its re-education through labor camp/ |
1337
|
1 |
|
|
|
馬三立 |
马三立 |
[Ma3 San1 li4] |
/Ma Sanli (1914-2003), Chinese comedian/ |
5414
|
1 |
|
|
|
毛鄧三 |
毛邓三 |
[[Mao2-Deng4-San1]] |
/Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory & the Three Represents (abbr. for 毛澤東思想|毛泽东思想[Mao2 Ze2dong1 Si1xiang3] + 鄧小平理論|邓小平理论[Deng4 Xiao3ping2 Li3lun4] + 三個代表|三个代表[San1 ge4 Dai4biao3])/ |
441
|
2 |
|
|
|
湄公河三角洲 |
湄公河三角洲 |
[Mei2 gong1 he2 San1 jiao3 zhou1] |
/Mekong River Delta/ |
1954
|
1 |
|
|
|
澠池縣 |
渑池县 |
[[Mian3chi2 Xian4]] |
/Mianchi, a county in Sanmenxia City 三門峽市|三门峡市[San1men2xia2 Shi4], Henan/ |
344
|
2 |
|
|
|
民權主義 |
民权主义 |
[min2 quan2 zhu3 yi4] |
/democracy/civil liberties/principle of democracy, the second of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning widespread popular involvement in affairs of state)/ |
3168
|
1 |
|
|
|
民生主義 |
民生主义 |
[min2 sheng1 zhu3 yi4] |
/principle of people's livelihood, the third of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning redistribution of wealth, self-sufficiency and internal trade)/ |
3168
|
1 |
|
|
|
民族主義 |
民族主义 |
[min2 zu2 zhu3 yi4] |
/nationalism/national self-determination/principle of nationalism, the first of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning parity between China and the great powers)/racism/ |
3168
|
1 |
|
|
|
明十三陵 |
明十三陵 |
[Ming2 shi2 san1 ling2] |
/the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)/ |
7047
|
1 |
|
|
|
明溪縣 |
明溪县 |
[[Ming2xi1 Xian4]] |
/Mingxi, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian/ |
897
|
2 |
|
|
|
末伏 |
末伏 |
[mo4 fu2] |
/the third of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which typically runs over the middle ten days of August/ |
1600
|
1 |
|
|
|
莫三比克 |
莫三比克 |
[Mo4 san1 bi3 ke4] |
/Mozambique (Tw)/ |
3853
|
1 |
|
|
|
木衛三 |
木卫三 |
[Mu4 wei4 San1] |
/Ganymede (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter III/ |
3141
|
1 |
|
|
|
南三角座 |
南三角座 |
[Nan2 san1 jiao3 zuo4] |
/Triangulum Australe (constellation)/ |
4664
|
1 |
|
|
|
南沙區 |
南沙区 |
[[Nan2sha1 Qu1]] |
/Nansha, a district of Guangzhou City 廣州市|广州市[Guang3zhou1 Shi4], Guangdong/Nansha, a district of Sansha City 三沙市[San1sha1 Shi4], Hainan/ |
348
|
2 |
|
|
|
年三十 |
年三十 |
[nian2 san1 shi2] |
/last day of the lunar year/Chinese New Year's Eve/ |
6143
|
1 |
|
|
|
寧化縣 |
宁化县 |
[[Ning2hua4 Xian4]] |
/Ninghua, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian/ |
897
|
2 |
|
|
|
帕斯卡三角形 |
帕斯卡三角形 |
[pa4 si1 ka3 san1 jiao3 xing2] |
/Pascal's Triangle (math.)/ |
7104
|
1 |
|
|
|
偏三輪 |
偏三轮 |
[pian1 san1 lun2] |
/old-style cycle with lateral third wheel and passenger seat/ |
3926
|
1 |
|
|
|
偏三輪摩托車 |
偏三轮摩托车 |
[pian1 san1 lun2 mo2 tuo1 che1] |
/motorbike with sidecar/ |
3926
|
1 |
|
|
|
拼命三郎 |
拼命三郎 |
[pin1 ming4 san1 lang2] |
/brave man, willing to risk his life/ |
6703
|
1 |
|
|
|
七魄 |
七魄 |
[qi1 po4] |
/seven mortal forms in Daoism, representing carnal life and desires/contrasted with 三魂 three immortal souls/ |
6868
|
1 |
|
|
|
其三 |
其三 |
[qi2 san1] |
/thirdly/the third/ |
6304
|
1 |
|
|
|
前三甲 |
前三甲 |
[qian2 san1 jia3] |
/top three/ |
4826
|
1 |
|
|
|
錢三強 |
钱三强 |
[Qian2 San1 qiang2] |
/Qian Sanqiang/ |
7036
|
1 |
|
|
|
乾嘉三大家 |
乾嘉三大家 |
[[Qian2-Jia1 San1 Da4jia1]] |
/the three leading poets of the Qianlong-Jiaqing era (1735–1820), who championed personal expression and innovation in Qing poetry: Yuan Mei 袁枚[Yuan2 Mei2], Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓|蒋士铨[Jiang3 Shi4quan2] and Zhao Yi 趙翼|赵翼[Zhao4 Yi4]/ |
388
|
2 |
|
|
|
清流縣 |
清流县 |
[[Qing1liu2 Xian4]] |
/Qingliu, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian/ |
897
|
2 |
|
|
|
瞿塘峽 |
瞿塘峡 |
[Qu2 tang2 Xia2] |
/Qutang Gorge, 8 km long gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze in Chongqing 重慶|重庆[Chong2 qing4], the upper of the Three Gorges 三峽|三峡[San1 Xia2]/ |
2622
|
1 |
|
|
|
繞梁三日 |
绕梁三日 |
[rao4 liang2 san1 ri4] |
/reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)/ |
6336
|
1 |
|
|
|
人皇 |
人皇 |
[Ren2 huang2] |
/Human Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2]/ |
2114
|
1 |
|
|
|
人有三急 |
人有三急 |
[ren2 you3 san1 ji2] |
/(jocular) to need to answer the call of nature/ |
1544
|
1 |
|
|
|
人之初，性本善 |
人之初，性本善 |
[ren2 zhi1 chu1 , xing4 ben3 shan4] |
/man at birth is fundamentally good in nature (the first two lines of Three Character Classic 三字經|三字经[San1 zi4 Jing1])/ |
1322
|
1 |
|
|
|
入木三分 |
入木三分 |
[ru4 mu4 san1 fen1] |
/written in a forceful hand/penetrating/profound/ |
7104
|
1 |
|
|
|
仨 |
仨 |
[sa1] |
/three (colloquial equivalent of 三個|三个)/ |
6079
|
1 |
|
|
|
三 |
三 |
[san1] |
/three/3/ |
5559
|
1 |
|
|
|
三 |
三 |
[[San1]] |
/surname San/ |
933
|
2 |
|
|
|
三拗湯 |
三拗汤 |
[san1 ao4 tang1] |
/san'ao decoction (TCM)/ |
5345
|
1 |
|
|
|
三八 |
三八 |
[san1 ba1] |
/International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March/foolish/stupid/ |
5899
|
1 |
|
|
|
三八大蓋 |
三八大盖 |
[San1 ba1 Da4 gai4] |
/(coll.) Arisaka Type 38 rifle (Japanese army rifle used 1905-1945)/ |
2848
|
1 |
|
|
|
三八節 |
三八节 |
[San1 ba1 jie2] |
/International Women's Day (March 8)/ |
2932
|
1 |
|
|
|
三八線 |
三八线 |
[san1 ba1 xian4] |
/38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea/ |
3456
|
1 |
|
|
|
三百六十行 |
三百六十行 |
[san1 bai3 liu4 shi2 hang2] |
/all walks of life (idiom)/every trade/ |
4721
|
1 |
|
|
|
三班倒 |
三班倒 |
[san1 ban1 dao3] |
/three-shift system (work rostering)/ |
5498
|
1 |
|
|
|
三包 |
三包 |
[san1 bao1] |
/"three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund/ |
5301
|
1 |
|
|
|
三寶 |
三宝 |
[san1 bao3] |
/the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order)/ |
6566
|
1 |
|
|
|
三寶太監 |
三宝太监 |
[San1 bao3 tai4 jian4] |
/Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2]/also written 三保太監|三保太监/ |
1323
|
1 |
|
|
|
三北防護林 |
三北防护林 |
[San1 bei3 Fang2 hu4 lin2] |
/Green Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050/ |
2487
|
1 |
|
|
|
三不 |
三不 |
[san1 bu4] |
/the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)/ |
5965
|
1 |
|
|
|
三不管 |
三不管 |
[san1 bu4 guan3] |
/of undetermined status/unregulated/ |
5501
|
1 |
|
|
|
三不五時 |
三不五时 |
[san1 bu4 wu3 shi2] |
/(Tw) from time to time/frequently/ |
3963
|
1 |
|
|
|
三不朽 |
三不朽 |
[san1 bu4 xiu3] |
/the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德[li4 de2], one's service 立功[li4 gong1] and one's writings 立言[li4 yan2] (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4])/ |
1996
|
1 |
|
|
|
三不沾 |
三不沾 |
[san1 bu4 zhan1] |
/air ball (basketball)/ |
3529
|
1 |
|
|
|
三不知 |
三不知 |
[san1 bu4 zhi1] |
/to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end/to know nothing at all/ |
5955
|
1 |
|
|
|
三C |
三C |
[san1 C] |
/see 3C[san1 C]/ |
4712
|
1 |
|
|
|
三曹 |
三曹 |
[San1 Cao2] |
/the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty 曹魏, and were all three noted poets and calligraphers/ |
6815
|
1 |
|
|
|
三叉神經 |
三叉神经 |
[san1 cha1 shen2 jing1] |
/trigeminal nerve/ |
7036
|
1 |
|
|
|
三茶六飯 |
三茶六饭 |
[san1 cha2 liu4 fan4] |
/lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes/to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)/ |
6107
|
1 |
|
|
|
三岔口 |
三岔口 |
[San1 cha4 kou3] |
/At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]/ |
5154
|
1 |
|
|
|
三長兩短 |
三长两短 |
[san1 chang2 liang3 duan3] |
/unexpected misfortune/unexpected accident/sudden death/ |
7016
|
1 |
|
|
|
三重 |
三重 |
[san1 chong2] |
/treble/ |
7104
|
1 |
|
|
|
三重奏 |
三重奏 |
[san1 chong2 zou4] |
/trio (musical ensemble)/ |
6617
|
1 |
|
|
|
三仇 |
三仇 |
[san1 chou2] |
/animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power/ |
6153
|
1 |
|
|
|
三春 |
三春 |
[san1 chun1] |
/the three spring months/ |
6345
|
1 |
|
|
|
三次 |
三次 |
[san1 ci4] |
/third/three times/(math.) degree three, cubic (equation)/ |
7104
|
1 |
|
|
|
三次方 |
三次方 |
[san1 ci4 fang1] |
/cube (third power, math.)/ |
6726
|
1 |
|
|
|
三次方程 |
三次方程 |
[san1 ci4 fang1 cheng2] |
/cubic equation (math.)/ |
6726
|
1 |
|
|
|
三次曲線 |
三次曲线 |
[san1 ci4 qu1 xian4] |
/cubic curve (geometry)/ |
6060
|
1 |
|
|
|
三次元 |
三次元 |
[san1 ci4 yuan2] |
/three-dimensional/the real world (cf. 二次元[er4 ci4 yuan2])/ |
1323
|
1 |
|
|
|
三從四德 |
三从四德 |
[san1 cong2 si4 de2] |
/Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功/ |
2168
|
1 |
|
|
|
三催四請 |
三催四请 |
[san1 cui1 si4 qing3] |
/to coax and plead/ |
5565
|
1 |
|
|
|
三寸不爛之舌 |
三寸不烂之舌 |
[san1 cun4 bu4 lan4 zhi1 she2] |
/to have a silver tongue/to have the gift of the gab/ |
5350
|
1 |
|
|
|
三大紀律八項注意 |
三大纪律八项注意 |
[San1 Da4 Ji4 lü4 Ba1 Xiang4 Zhu4 yi4] |
/the Three Rules of Discipline and Eight Points for Attention, a military doctrine issued in 1928 by Mao Zedong for the Red Army, which included a number of injunctions demanding high standards of behavior and respect for civilians during wartime/ |
4707
|
1 |
|
|
|
三代 |
三代 |
[san1 dai4] |
/three generations of a family/the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou)/ |
3820
|
1 |
|
|
|
三代同堂 |
三代同堂 |
[san1 dai4 tong2 tang2] |
/three generations under one roof/ |
6642
|
1 |
|
|
|
三島由紀夫 |
三岛由纪夫 |
[San1 dao3 You2 ji4 fu1] |
/Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)/ |
5782
|
1 |
|
|
|
三得利 |
三得利 |
[San1 de2 li4] |
/Suntory, Japanese beverage company/ |
6400
|
1 |
|
|
|
三等分角 |
三等分角 |
[san1 deng3 fen1 jiao3] |
/(math.) to trisect an angle/ |
1040
|
1 |
|
|
|
三點全露 |
三点全露 |
[san1 dian3 quan2 lou4] |
/(slang) naked/nude/ |
4239
|
1 |
|
|
|
三貂角 |
三貂角 |
[San1 diao1 jiao3] |
/Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island/ |
6040
|
1 |
|
|
|
三疊紀 |
三叠纪 |
[San1 die2 ji4] |
/Triassic (geological period 250-205m years ago)/ |
6804
|
1 |
|
|
|
三度 |
三度 |
[san1 du4] |
/third (musical interval)/ |
6468
|
1 |
|
|
|
三段論 |
三段论 |
[san1 duan4 lun4] |
/syllogism (deduction in logic)/ |
6999
|
1 |
|
|
|
三法司 |
三法司 |
[san1 fa3 si1] |
/the three judicial chief ministries (in imperial China)/ |
4225
|
1 |
|
|
|
三番兩次 |
三番两次 |
[san1 fan1 liang3 ci4] |
/repeatedly (idiom)/ |
2116
|
1 |
|
|
|
三藩叛亂 |
三藩叛乱 |
[San1 fan1 pan4 luan4] |
/rebellion against the Qing of 1670s, pacified by Kangxi/ |
7055
|
1 |
|
|
|
三藩市 |
三藩市 |
[San1 fan1 shi4] |
/San Francisco (California)/ |
6817
|
1 |
|
|
|
三番五次 |
三番五次 |
[san1 fan1 wu3 ci4] |
/over and over again (idiom)/ |
5112
|
1 |
|
|
|
三藩之亂 |
三藩之乱 |
[san1 fan1 zhi1 luan4] |
/Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi/ |
6622
|
1 |
|
|
|
三反運動 |
三反运动 |
[san1 fan3 yun4 dong4] |
/"Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52/ |
5786
|
1 |
|
|
|
三廢 |
三废 |
[san1 fei4] |
/three types of waste product, namely: waste water 廢水|废水[fei4 shui3], exhaust gas 廢氣|废气[fei4 qi4], industrial slag 廢渣|废渣[fei4 zha1]/ |
6489
|
1 |
|
|
|
三分 |
三分 |
[san1 fen1] |
/somewhat/to some degree/ |
5161
|
1 |
|
|
|
三分熟 |
三分熟 |
[san1 fen1 shu2] |
/medium rare (of steak)/ |
3355
|
1 |
|
|
|
三分頭 |
三分头 |
[san1 fen1 tou2] |
/regular men's haircut/short back and sides/ |
2386
|
1 |
|
|
|
三分之一 |
三分之一 |
[san1 fen1 zhi1 yi1] |
/one third/ |
7104
|
1 |
|
|
|
三分鐘熱度 |
三分钟热度 |
[san1 fen1 zhong1 re4 du4] |
/brief period of enthusiasm/flash in the pan/ |
6078
|
1 |
|
|
|
三伏 |
三伏 |
[san1 fu2] |
/the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏[chu1 fu2], 中伏[zhong1 fu2] and 末伏[mo4 fu2], which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August/ |
1600
|
1 |
|
|
|
三氟化硼 |
三氟化硼 |
[san1 fu2 hua4 peng2] |
/boron trifluoride/ |
7104
|
1 |
|
|
|
三伏天 |
三伏天 |
[san1 fu2 tian1] |
/see 三伏[san1 fu2]/ |
1600
|
1 |
|
|
|
三綱五常 |
三纲五常 |
[san1 gang1 wu3 chang2] |
/three principles and five virtues (idiom)/the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)/ |
6336
|
1 |
|
|
|
三個臭皮匠，頂個諸葛亮 |
三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮 |
[san1 ge4 chou4 pi2 jiang5 , ding3 ge4 Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] |
/lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom/wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual/ |
6336
|
1 |
|
|
|
三個臭皮匠，合成一個諸葛亮 |
三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮 |
[san1 ge4 chou4 pi2 jiang5 , he2 cheng2 yi1 ge4 Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] |
/lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom/ |
6336
|
1 |
|
|
|
三個臭皮匠，賽過一個諸葛亮 |
三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮 |
[san1 ge4 chou4 pi2 jiang5 , sai4 guo4 yi1 ge4 Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] |
/lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom/wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual/ |
6175
|
1 |
|
|
|
三個臭皮匠，賽過諸葛亮 |
三个臭皮匠，赛过诸葛亮 |
[san1 ge4 chou4 pi2 jiang5 , sai4 guo4 Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] |
/lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom/wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual/ |
6336
|
1 |
|
|
|
三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮 |
三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮 |
[san1 ge4 chou4 pi2 jiang5 , sheng4 guo4 yi1 ge4 Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] |
/variant of 三個臭皮匠，賽過一個諸葛亮|三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮[san1 ge4 chou4 pi2 jiang5 , sai4 guo4 yi1 ge4 Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]/ |
5138
|
1 |
|
|
|
三個代表 |
三个代表 |
[[San1 ge4 Dai4biao3]] |
/the Three Represents, a set of three guiding principles for the CCP introduced by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民[Jiang1 Ze2min2] in 2000 and enshrined in the Constitution in 2004/ |
441
|
2 |
|
|
|
三個和尚沒水吃 |
三个和尚没水吃 |
[san1 ge4 he2 shang5 mei2 shui3 chi1] |
/see 三個和尚沒水喝|三个和尚没水喝[san1 ge4 he2 shang5 mei2 shui3 he1]/ |
2399
|
1 |
|
|
|
三個和尚沒水喝 |
三个和尚没水喝 |
[san1 ge4 he2 shang5 mei2 shui3 he1] |
/lit. three monks have no water to drink (idiom)/fig. everybody's business is nobody's business/(If there is one monk, he will fetch water for himself. If there are two, they will fetch water together. But if there are three or more, none will take it upon himself to fetch water.)/ |
2399
|
1 |
|
|
|
三個女人一個墟 |
三个女人一个墟 |
[san1 ge4 nü3 ren2 yi1 ge4 xu1] |
/three women makes a crowd/ |
6175
|
1 |
|
|
|
三個女人一臺戲 |
三个女人一台戏 |
[san1 ge5 nü3 ren2 yi1 tai2 xi4] |
/three women are enough for a drama (idiom)/ |
6076
|
1 |
|
|
|
三個世界 |
三个世界 |
[San1 ge5 Shi4 jie4] |
/the Three Worlds (as proposed by Mao Zedong), i.e. the superpowers (USA and USSR), other wealthy countries (UK, France, Japan etc), and the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America/ |
4095
|
1 |
|
|
|
三更 |
三更 |
[san1 geng1] |
/third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old)/midnight/also pr. [san1 jin1]/ |
5655
|
1 |
|
|
|
三公經費 |
三公经费 |
[san1 gong1 jing1 fei4] |
/"three public expenditures" of the PRC government, i.e. air travel, food and entertainment, and public vehicles/ |
4606
|
1 |
|
|
|
三公消費 |
三公消费 |
[san1 gong1 xiao1 fei4] |
/see 三公經費|三公经费[san1 gong1 jing1 fei4]/ |
4606
|
1 |
|
|
|
三姑六婆 |
三姑六婆 |
[san1 gu1 liu4 po2] |
/women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)/ |
6300
|
1 |
|
|
|
三顧茅廬 |
三顾茅庐 |
[san1 gu4 mao2 lu2] |
/lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] to his cause by visiting him three times)/fig. to make earnest and repeated requests of sb/ |
1056
|
1 |
|
|
|
三官大帝 |
三官大帝 |
[san1 guan1 da4 di4] |
/the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)/ |
5544
|
1 |
|
|
|
三光 |
三光 |
[san1 guang1] |
/the sun, the moon, and the stars/ |
5413
|
1 |
|
|
|
三光政策 |
三光政策 |
[San1 guang1 Zheng4 ce4] |
/Three Alls Policy (kill all, burn all, loot all), Japanese policy in China during WWII/ |
5079
|
1 |
|
|
|
三歸依 |
三归依 |
[san1 gui1 yi1] |
/the Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha), aka 三寶|三宝[san1 bao3]/ |
1323
|
1 |
|
|
|
三跪九叩 |
三跪九叩 |
[san1 gui4 jiu3 kou4] |
/to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)/ |
6985
|
1 |
|
|
|
三國史記 |
三国史记 |
[San1 guo2 shi3 ji4] |
/History of Three Kingdoms (Korean: Samguk Sagi), the oldest extant Korean history, compiled under Kim Busik 金富軾|金富轼[Jin1 Fu4 shi4] in 1145. The three kingdoms are Goguryeo 高句麗|高句丽[Gao1 gou1 li2], Baekje 百濟|百济[Bai3 ji4], Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1 luo2]./ |
4972
|
1 |
|
|
|
三國演義 |
三国演义 |
[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] |
/Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中[Luo2 Guan4 zhong1], one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, portraying Liu Bei's 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] as heroes and Cao Cao's 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] Wei 魏[Wei4] as villains/ |
1927
|
1 |
|
|
|
三國志 |
三国志 |
[San1 guo2 zhi4] |
/History of the Three Kingdoms, fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Chen Shou 陳壽|陈寿[Chen2 Shou4] in 289 during Jin Dynasty 晉朝|晋朝[Jin4 chao2], 65 scrolls/ |
4972
|
1 |
|
|
|
三號電池 |
三号电池 |
[san1 hao4 dian4 chi2] |
/C size battery (PRC) (Taiwan equivalent: 二號電池|二号电池[er4 hao4 dian4 chi2])/AA battery (Tw) (PRC equivalent: 五號電池|五号电池[wu3 hao4 dian4 chi2])/ |
1247
|
1 |
|
|
|
三號木桿 |
三号木杆 |
[san1 hao4 mu4 gan1] |
/spoon (golf)/ |
6599
|
1 |
|
|
|
三合會 |
三合会 |
[san1 he2 hui4] |
/triad, Chinese crime gang/triad society, anti-Manchu secret society in Qing-dynasty China/ |
4318
|
1 |
|
|
|
三合一 |
三合一 |
[san1 he2 yi1] |
/three in one/triple/ |
7104
|
1 |
|
|
|
三合院 |
三合院 |
[san1 he2 yuan4] |
/residence consisting of structures surrounding a courtyard on three sides/ |
3395
|
1 |
|
|
|
三皇 |
三皇 |
[san1 huang2] |
/the three legendary sovereigns of the third millennium BC: Suiren 燧人[Sui4 ren2], Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1] and Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2], or 天皇|天皇[Tian1 huang2], 地皇|地皇[Di4 huang2] and 人皇|人皇[Ren2 huang2]/ |
2114
|
1 |
|
|
|
三皇五帝 |
三皇五帝 |
[san1 huang2 wu3 di4] |
/three sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2] and five emperors 五帝[wu3 di4] of myth and legend/the earliest system of Chinese historiography/ |
4964
|
1 |
|
|
|
三魂 |
三魂 |
[san1 hun2] |
/three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect/ |
5360
|
1 |
|
|
|
三魂七魄 |
三魂七魄 |
[san1 hun2 qi1 po4] |
/three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man/ |
6868
|
1 |
|
|
|
三級 |
三级 |
[san1 ji2] |
/grade 3/third class/category C/ |
6590
|
1 |
|
|
|
三極管 |
三极管 |
[san1 ji2 guan3] |
/triode (vacuum tube or transistor)/ |
6707
|
1 |
|
|
|
三級片 |
三级片 |
[san1 ji2 pian4] |
/third category movie (containing sexual or violent content)/ |
5847
|
1 |
|
|
|
三級士官 |
三级士官 |
[san1 ji2 shi4 guan1] |
/staff sergeant/ |
6126
|
1 |
|
|
|
三級跳 |
三级跳 |
[san1 ji2 tiao4] |
/triple jump (athletics)/hop, skip and jump/ |
6728
|
1 |
|
|
|
三級跳遠 |
三级跳远 |
[san1 ji2 tiao4 yuan3] |
/triple jump (athletics)/hop, skip and jump/ |
6728
|
1 |
|
|
|
三家村 |
三家村 |
[San1 jia1 cun1] |
/(lit.) village of three households/the Three Family Village, an essay column in a Beijing newspaper from 1961-1966, written by Deng Tuo 鄧拓|邓拓[Deng4 Tuo4], Wu Han 吳晗|吴晗[Wu2 Han2] and Liao Mosha 廖沫沙[Liao4 Mo4 sha1], criticized as anti-Party during the Cultural Revolution/ |
1292
|
1 |
|
|
|
三甲 |
三甲 |
[san1 jia3] |
/3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination/(hospital ranking) A-grade tertiary (the highest level) (abbr. for 三級甲等|三级甲等[san1 ji2 jia3 deng3])/ |
1424
|
1 |
|
|
|
三緘其口 |
三缄其口 |
[san1 jian1 qi2 kou3] |
/(idiom) reluctant to speak about it/tight-lipped/ |
2614
|
1 |
|
|
|
三尖杉酯鹼 |
三尖杉酯碱 |
[san1 jian1 shan1 zhi3 jian3] |
/harringtonine (chemistry)/ |
6161
|
1 |
|
|
|
三鍵 |
三键 |
[san1 jian4] |
/triple bond (chemistry)/triple link/ |
6179
|
1 |
|
|
|
三件套式西裝 |
三件套式西装 |
[san1 jian4 tao4 shi4 xi1 zhuang1] |
/three-piece suit/ |
6001
|
1 |
|
|
|
三江並流 |
三江并流 |
[[San1 Jiang1 Bing4liu2]] |
/the Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas, a region in northwestern Yunnan where three major rivers – the Jinsha River (upper Yangtze) 金沙江[Jin1sha1 Jiang1], Lancang River (Mekong) 瀾滄江|澜沧江[Lan2cang1 Jiang1], and Nu River (Salween) 怒江[Nu4 Jiang1] – run roughly parallel to each other for over 300 kilometers, recognized as a World Heritage Site/ |
483
|
2 |
|
|
|
三江平原 |
三江平原 |
[San1 jiang1 ping2 yuan2] |
/Sanjiang or Three rivers plain in Heilongjiang, vast wetland watered by Heilongjiang 黑龍江|黑龙江[Hei1 long2 jiang1] or Amur, Songhua 松花江[Song1 hua1 jiang1], Ussuri 烏蘇里江|乌苏里江[Wu1 su1 li3 jiang1]/ |
4971
|
1 |
|
|
|
三江生態旅遊區 |
三江生态旅游区 |
[San1 jiang1 Sheng1 tai4 Lü3 you2 Qu1] |
/Sanjiang Ecological Tourist Area in Wenchuan county 汶川縣|汶川县[Wen4 chuan1 xian4], northwest Sichuan/ |
1950
|
1 |
|
|
|
三江源 |
三江源 |
[San1 jiang1 yuan2] |
/Sanjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, high plateau region of Qinghai containing the headwaters of Changjiang or Yangtze, Huanghe or Yellow River and Lancang or Mekong River/ |
5877
|
1 |
|
|
|
三膲 |
三膲 |
[san1 jiao1] |
/variant of 三焦[san1 jiao1]/ |
3812
|
1 |
|
|
|
三焦 |
三焦 |
[san1 jiao1] |
/(TCM) the three truncal cavities (thoracic, abdominal and pelvic), known as the "triple heater" or "San Jiao"/ |
3812
|
1 |
|
|
|
三角板 |
三角板 |
[san1 jiao3 ban3] |
/set square/triangle (for drawing right angles)/ |
6873
|
1 |
|
|
|
三角測量法 |
三角测量法 |
[san1 jiao3 ce4 liang2 fa3] |
/triangulation (surveying)/ |
6726
|
1 |
|
|
|
三角凳 |
三角凳 |
[san1 jiao3 deng4] |
/three-legged stool/ |
4129
|
1 |
|
|
|
三角法 |
三角法 |
[san1 jiao3 fa3] |
/trigonometry (math.)/ |
6726
|
1 |
|
|
|
三角腹帶 |
三角腹带 |
[san1 jiao3 fu4 dai4] |
/athletic supporter/ |
7104
|
1 |
|
|
|
三角肌 |
三角肌 |
[san1 jiao3 ji1] |
/deltoid muscle (over the shoulder)/ |
6771
|
1 |
|
|
|
三腳架 |
三脚架 |
[san1 jiao3 jia4] |
/tripod/derrick crane/ |
6901
|
1 |
|
|
|
三角巾 |
三角巾 |
[san1 jiao3 jin1] |
/sling (for a wounded arm)/ |
3986
|
1 |
|
|
|
三角恐龍 |
三角恐龙 |
[san1 jiao3 kong3 long2] |
/triceratops (dinosaur)/ |
6924
|
1 |
|
|
|
三角褲 |
三角裤 |
[san1 jiao3 ku4] |
/briefs/panties/ |
5986
|
1 |
|
|
|
三角褲衩 |
三角裤衩 |
[san1 jiao3 ku4 cha3] |
/briefs/panties/ |
5986
|
1 |
|
|
|
三腳兩步 |
三脚两步 |
[san1 jiao3 liang3 bu4] |
/hurriedly/just a few steps away/ |
6029
|
1 |
|
|
|
三角鐵 |
三角铁 |
[san1 jiao3 tie3] |
/triangle (musical instrument)/angle iron/ |
3483
|
1 |
|
|
|
三角債 |
三角债 |
[san1 jiao3 zhai4] |
/triangular debt/ |
4014
|
1 |
|
|
|
三角洲 |
三角洲 |
[san1 jiao3 zhou1] |
/delta (geography)/ |
6083
|
1 |
|
|
|
三角柱體 |
三角柱体 |
[san1 jiao3 zhu4 ti3] |
/triangular prism (math.)/ |
6726
|
1 |
|
|
|
三角錐 |
三角锥 |
[san1 jiao3 zhui1] |
/triangular pyramid (math.)/ |
6726
|
1 |
|
|
|
三角座 |
三角座 |
[San1 jiao3 zuo4] |
/Triangulum (constellation)/ |
4664
|
1 |
|
|
|
三教 |
三教 |
[San1 Jiao4] |
/the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)/ |
5547
|
1 |
|
|
|
三教九流 |
三教九流 |
[san1 jiao4 jiu3 liu2] |
/the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists)/fig. people from all trades (often derog.)/ |
6285
|
1 |
|
|
|
三節鞭 |
三节鞭 |
[san1 jie2 bian1] |
/three-section staff (old-style weapon)/ |
2487
|
1 |
|
|
|
三井 |
三井 |
[San1 jing3] |
/Mitsui (Japanese company)/ |
6997
|
1 |
|
|
|
三九天 |
三九天 |
[san1 jiu3 tian1] |
/the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year/ |
6380
|
1 |
|
|
|
三句話不離本行 |
三句话不离本行 |
[san1 ju4 hua4 bu4 li2 ben3 hang2] |
/to talk shop all the time (idiom)/ |
5498
|
1 |
|
|
|
三聚氰胺 |
三聚氰胺 |
[san1 ju4 qing2 an4] |
/melamine C3H6N6/ |
6482
|
1 |
|
|
|
三聚體 |
三聚体 |
[san1 ju4 ti3] |
/trimer (chemistry)/ |
2147
|
1 |
|
|
|
三軍 |
三军 |
[san1 jun1] |
/(in former times) upper, middle and lower army/army of right, center and left/(in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force/ |
6901
|
1 |
|
|
|
三軍用命 |
三军用命 |
[san1 jun1 yong4 ming4] |
/(of a team) to throw oneself into the battle/ |
4130
|
1 |
|
|
|
三K黨 |
三K党 |
[San1 K dang3] |
/Ku Klux Klan/KKK/ |
4824
|
1 |
|
|
|
三框欄 |
三框栏 |
[san1 kuang4 lan2] |
/radical 匚[fang1] (Kangxi radical 22)/ |
2976
|
1 |
|
|
|
三稜草 |
三棱草 |
[san1 leng2 cao3] |
/sedge herb (Cyperus rotundus)/ |
5837
|
1 |
|
|
|
三稜鏡 |
三棱镜 |
[san1 leng2 jing4] |
/(triangular) prism/ |
6793
|
1 |
|
|
|
三里河 |
三里河 |
[San1 li3 he2] |
/Sanlihe (Beijing street name)/ |
5732
|
1 |
|
|
|
三連勝 |
三连胜 |
[san1 lian2 sheng4] |
/hat-trick (sports)/ |
6106
|
1 |
|
|
|
三聯書店 |
三联书店 |
[San1 lian2 Shu1 dian4] |
/Joint Publishing, bookstore chain and publisher, founded in Hong Kong in 1948/ |
3681
|
1 |
|
|
|
三兩 |
三两 |
[san1 liang3] |
/two or three/ |
5070
|
1 |
|
|
|
三磷酸腺苷 |
三磷酸腺苷 |
[san1 lin2 suan1 xian4 gan1] |
/adenosine triphosphate (ATP)/ |
7104
|
1 |
|
|
|
三令五申 |
三令五申 |
[san1 ling4 wu3 shen1] |
/to order again and again (idiom)/ |
5403
|
1 |
|
|
|
三流 |
三流 |
[san1 liu2] |
/third-rate/inferior/ |
5073
|
1 |
|
|
|
三鹿 |
三鹿 |
[San1 lu4] |
/Sanlu (brand)/ |
3738
|
1 |
|
|
|
三氯化磷 |
三氯化磷 |
[san1 lü4 hua4 lin2] |
/phosphorous trichloride/ |
7104
|
1 |
|
|
|
三氯化鐵 |
三氯化铁 |
[san1 lü4 hua4 tie3] |
/ferric chloride FeCl3/ |
6845
|
1 |
|
|
|
三鹿集團 |
三鹿集团 |
[San1 lu4 Ji2 tuan2] |
/Sanlu Group, Chinese state-owned dairy products company involved in the 2008 melamine poisoning scandal/ |
4718
|
1 |
|
|
|
三氯氰胺 |
三氯氰胺 |
[san1 lü4 qing2 an4] |
/melamine C3H6N6/ |
4806
|
1 |
|
|
|
三氯氧磷 |
三氯氧磷 |
[san1 lü4 yang3 lin2] |
/phosphorous oxychloride/ |
7104
|
1 |
|
|
|
三略 |
三略 |
[San1 lüe4] |
/see 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4]/ |
4688
|
1 |
|
|
|
三輪車 |
三轮车 |
[san1 lun2 che1] |
/pedicab/tricycle/ |
7056
|
1 |
|
|
|
三輪車夫 |
三轮车夫 |
[san1 lun2 che1 fu1] |
/pedicab driver/ |
5587
|
1 |
|
|
|
三論宗 |
三论宗 |
[San1 lun4 zong1] |
/Three Treatise School (Buddhism)/ |
4686
|
1 |
|
|
|
三馬同槽 |
三马同槽 |
[san1 ma3 tong2 cao2] |
/three horses at the same trough (idiom, alluding to Sima Yi 司馬懿|司马懿[Si1 ma3 Yi4] and his two sons); conspirators under the same roof/ |
6332
|
1 |
|
|
|
三毛貓 |
三毛猫 |
[san1 mao2 mao1] |
/tortoiseshell cat/calico cat/ |
6177
|
1 |
|
|
|
三昧 |
三昧 |
[san1 mei4] |
/Samadhi (Buddhist term)/ |
7036
|
1 |
|
|
|
三民主義 |
三民主义 |
[San1 min2 zhu3 yi4] |
/Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s)/ |
3168
|
1 |
|
|
|
三農 |
三农 |
[san1 nong2] |
/see 三農問題|三农问题[san1 nong2 wen4 ti2]/ |
6138
|
1 |
|
|
|
三P |
三P |
[san1 P] |
/(slang) threesome/ |
4452
|
1 |
|
|
|
三炮 |
三炮 |
[san1 pao4] |
/(Northeastern dialect) simple-minded person/ |
2349
|
1 |
|
|
|
三胚層動物 |
三胚层动物 |
[san1 pei1 ceng2 dong4 wu4] |
/triploblastic animals (having three germ layers)/ |
6370
|
1 |
|
|
|
三陪小姐 |
三陪小姐 |
[san1 pei2 xiao3 jie5] |
/female escort/bar girl/ |
6158
|
1 |
|
|
|
三朋四友 |
三朋四友 |
[san1 peng2 si4 you3] |
/friends; cronies/ |
1215
|
1 |
|
|
|
三浦梅園 |
三浦梅园 |
[San1 pu3 Mei2 yuan2] |
/MIURA Baien (1723-1789), Japanese neo-Confucian philosopher and pioneer economist, author of The Origin of value 價原|价原[Jia4 yuan2]/ |
5721
|
1 |
|
|
|
三七 |
三七 |
[san1 qi1] |
/pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb/ |
4217
|
1 |
|
|
|
三七二十一 |
三七二十一 |
[san1 qi1 er4 shi2 yi1] |
/three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)/the facts of the matter/the actual situation/ |
5565
|
1 |
|
|
|
三七開 |
三七开 |
[san1 qi1 kai1] |
/ratio seventy to thirty/thirty percent failure, seventy percent success/ |
6035
|
1 |
|
|
|
三七開定論 |
三七开定论 |
[san1 qi1 kai1 ding4 lun4] |
/thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao Zedong/ |
6573
|
1 |
|
|
|
三七仔 |
三七仔 |
[san1 qi1 zi3] |
/(slang) pimp/ |
5052
|
1 |
|
|
|
三千大千世界 |
三千大千世界 |
[san1 qian1 da4 qian1 shi4 jie4] |
/cosmos (Buddhism)/ |
3125
|
1 |
|
|
|
三親六故 |
三亲六故 |
[san1 qin1 liu4 gu4] |
/old friends and relatives/ |
6035
|
1 |
|
|
|
三權鼎立 |
三权鼎立 |
[san1 quan2 ding3 li4] |
/separation of powers/ |
4179
|
1 |
|
|
|
三權分立 |
三权分立 |
[san1 quan2 fen1 li4] |
/separation of powers/ |
7036
|
1 |
|
|
|
三人成虎 |
三人成虎 |
[san1 ren2 cheng2 hu3] |
/three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact/ |
6336
|
1 |
|
|
|
三人行 |
三人行 |
[san1 ren2 xing2] |
/(slang) threesome/ |
4249
|
1 |
|
|
|
三人行，必有我師 |
三人行，必有我师 |
[san1 ren2 xing2 , bi4 you3 wo3 shi1] |
/lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)/you have sth to learn from everyone/ |
5318
|
1 |
|
|
|
三人行，則必有我師 |
三人行，则必有我师 |
[san1 ren2 xing2 , ze2 bi4 you3 wo3 shi1] |
/If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)/ |
6691
|
1 |
|
|
|
三三兩兩 |
三三两两 |
[san1 san1 liang3 liang3] |
/in twos and threes/ |
6172
|
1 |
|
|
|
三色貓 |
三色猫 |
[san1 se4 mao1] |
/calico cat/ |
6188
|
1 |
|
|
|
三牲 |
三牲 |
[san1 sheng1] |
/the three sacrificial animals (originally cow, sheep and pig; later pig, chicken and fish)/ |
2229
|
1 |
|
|
|
三生有幸 |
三生有幸 |
[san1 sheng1 you3 xing4] |
/the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)/(courteous language) it's my good fortune.../ |
5427
|
1 |
|
|
|
三十 |
三十 |
[san1 shi2] |
/thirty/30/ |
7104
|
1 |
|
|
|
三十八度線 |
三十八度线 |
[san1 shi2 ba1 du4 xian4] |
/38th parallel/dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea/ |
3456
|
1 |
|
|
|
三十而立 |
三十而立 |
[san1 shi2 er2 li4] |
/thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)/ |
5778
|
1 |
|
|
|
三十二位元 |
三十二位元 |
[san1 shi2 er4 wei4 yuan2] |
/32-bit (computing)/ |
6269
|
1 |
|
|
|
三十二相 |
三十二相 |
[san1 shi2 er4 xiang4] |
/the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha/ |
4148
|
1 |
|
|
|
三十六計 |
三十六计 |
[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4] |
/The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction/all the possible schemes and stratagems/ |
6177
|
1 |
|
|
|
三十六計，走為上策 |
三十六计，走为上策 |
[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4 , zou3 wei2 shang4 ce4] |
/of the thirty-six stratagems, the best option is to flee (idiom)/the best thing to do is leave/ |
1678
|
1 |
|
|
|
三十六計，走為上計 |
三十六计，走为上计 |
[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4 , zou3 wei2 shang4 ji4] |
/see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4 , zou3 wei2 shang4 ce4]/ |
3720
|
1 |
|
|
|
三十六字母 |
三十六字母 |
[san1 shi2 liu4 zi4 mu3] |
/thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory/ |
6380
|
1 |
|
|
|
三十年河東，三十年河西 |
三十年河东，三十年河西 |
[san1 shi2 nian2 he2 dong1 , san1 shi2 nian2 he2 xi1] |
/the river flows thirty years to the East, thirty years to the West (proverb)/change is the only constant/ |
2476
|
1 |
|
|
|
三世 |
三世 |
[san1 shi4] |
/the Third (of numbered kings)/ |
5589
|
1 |
|
|
|
三手病 |
三手病 |
[san1 shou3 bing4] |
/repetitive strain injury (resulting from frequent use of one's thumb, wrist etc)/ |
4232
|
1 |
|
|
|
三思而後行 |
三思而后行 |
[san1 si1 er2 hou4 xing2] |
/think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance/ |
6336
|
1 |
|
|
|
三思而行 |
三思而行 |
[san1 si1 er2 xing2] |
/think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully/ |
6336
|
1 |
|
|
|
三蘇 |
三苏 |
[[San1 Su1]] |
/the Three Su's (famous Song dynasty writers Su Xun 蘇洵|苏洵[Su1 Xun2] and his sons Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼[Su1 Shi4] and Su Zhe 蘇轍|苏辙[Su1 Zhe2])/ |
698
|
2 |
|
|
|
三索錦蛇 |
三索锦蛇 |
[san1 suo3 jin3 she2] |
/copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake/ |
6785
|
1 |
|
|
|
三碳糖 |
三碳糖 |
[san1 tan4 tang2] |
/triose (CH2O)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛[gan1 you2 quan2]/ |
3297
|
1 |
|
|
|
三體 |
三体 |
[san1 ti3] |
/trisomy/ |
5674
|
1 |
|
|
|
三體問題 |
三体问题 |
[san1 ti3 wen4 ti2] |
/three-body problem (mechanics)/ |
6568
|
1 |
|
|
|
三屜桌 |
三屉桌 |
[san1 ti4 zhuo1] |
/three-drawer desk (traditional Chinese piece of furniture)/ |
1591
|
1 |
|
|
|
三天不打，上房揭瓦 |
三天不打，上房揭瓦 |
[san1 tian1 bu4 da3 , shang4 fang2 jie1 wa3] |
/three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)/spare the rod, spoil the child/ |
5381
|
1 |
|
|
|
三天打魚，兩天曬網 |
三天打鱼，两天晒网 |
[san1 tian1 da3 yu2 , liang3 tian1 shai4 wang3] |
/lit. to fish for three days and sun-dry the nets for two days (proverb)/fig. not to persevere in doing sth/to do sth by fits and starts/ |
5002
|
1 |
|
|
|
三天兩頭 |
三天两头 |
[san1 tian1 liang3 tou2] |
/lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day/frequently/ |
6336
|
1 |
|
|
|
三田 |
三田 |
[san1 tian2] |
/3 annual hunting bouts/3 qi points/ |
6345
|
1 |
|
|
|
三條 |
三条 |
[san1 tiao2] |
/three of a kind (poker)/ |
3501
|
1 |
|
|
|
三鐵 |
三铁 |
[san1 tie3] |
/triathlon (Tw)/(athletics) throwing events excluding the hammer throw (i.e. discus, javelin and shot put)/ |
3041
|
1 |
|
|
|
三通 |
三通 |
[san1 tong1] |
/T-joint/T-piece/T-pipe/three links/ |
6027
|
1 |
|
|
|
三頭肌 |
三头肌 |
[san1 tou2 ji1] |
/triceps muscle/triceps brachii/ |
6131
|
1 |
|
|
|
三退 |
三退 |
[san1 tui4] |
/withdrawal from the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers of China/ |
4571
|
1 |
|
|
|
三瓦兩舍 |
三瓦两舍 |
[san1 wa3 liang3 she4] |
/places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)/ |
4307
|
1 |
|
|
|
三維 |
三维 |
[san1 wei2] |
/three-dimensional/3D/ |
3774
|
1 |
|
|
|
三圍 |
三围 |
[san1 wei2] |
/BWH, abbr. for a woman's three measurements, namely: bust 胸圍|胸围[xiong1 wei2], waist 腰圍|腰围[yao1 wei2] and hip 臀圍|臀围[tun2 wei2]/ |
5129
|
1 |
|
|
|
三維空間 |
三维空间 |
[san1 wei2 kong1 jian1] |
/three-dimensional space/3D/ |
7104
|
1 |
|
|
|
三味線 |
三味线 |
[san1 wei4 xian4] |
/shamisen, three-stringed Japanese musical instrument/ |
5110
|
1 |
|
|
|
三位一體 |
三位一体 |
[San1 wei4 Yi1 ti3] |
/Holy Trinity/trinity/ |
6129
|
1 |
|
|
|
三溫暖 |
三温暖 |
[san1 wen1 nuan3] |
/sauna (loanword) (Tw)/ |
4955
|
1 |
|
|
|
三文魚 |
三文鱼 |
[san1 wen2 yu2] |
/salmon (loanword)/ |
5203
|
1 |
|
|
|
三無 |
三无 |
[san1 wu2] |
/lacking three key attributes (or at least one of them)/ |
2017
|
1 |
|
|
|
三無產品 |
三无产品 |
[san1 wu2 chan3 pin3] |
/product lacking one or more of three requirements such as production license, inspection certificate, and manufacturer's name and location/ |
2017
|
1 |
|
|
|
三無企業 |
三无企业 |
[san1 wu2 qi3 ye4] |
/enterprise with no premises, capital or regular staff/ |
2017
|
1 |
|
|
|
三無人員 |
三无人员 |
[san1 wu2 ren2 yuan2] |
/person without identification papers, a normal residence permit or a source of income/ |
2017
|
1 |
|
|
|
三五 |
三五 |
[san1 wu3] |
/several/three or five/ |
3868
|
1 |
|
|
|
三五成群 |
三五成群 |
[san1 wu3 cheng2 qun2] |
/in groups of three or four (idiom)/ |
3807
|
1 |
|
|
|
三峽 |
三峡 |
[San1 xia2] |
/Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu2 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2]/Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan/ |
2622
|
1 |
|
|
|
三峽大壩 |
三峡大坝 |
[San1 xia2 Da4 ba4] |
/Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River/ |
4538
|
1 |
|
|
|
三峽水庫 |
三峡水库 |
[San1 xia2 Shui3 ku4] |
/Three Gorges Reservoir on the Changjiang or Yangtze/ |
3401
|
1 |
|
|
|
三俠五義 |
三侠五义 |
[San1 xia2 wu3 yi4] |
/Sanxia wuyi (lit. Three knight-errants and five righteous one), novel edited from stories of late Qing dynasty pinghua 評話|评话 master storyteller Shi Yukun 石玉昆/ |
6560
|
1 |
|
|
|
三下兩下 |
三下两下 |
[san1 xia4 liang3 xia4] |
/quickly and effortlessly (idiom)/ |
3823
|
1 |
|
|
|
三下五除二 |
三下五除二 |
[san1 xia4 wu3 chu2 er4] |
/three, set five remove two (abacus rule)/efficiently/quickly and easily/ |
4927
|
1 |
|
|
|
三鮮 |
三鲜 |
[san1 xian1] |
/three fresh ingredients (in cooking)/ |
6136
|
1 |
|
|
|
三弦 |
三弦 |
[san1 xian2] |
/sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra/ |
6922
|
1 |
|
|
|
三廂 |
三厢 |
[san1 xiang1] |
/sedan (automobile body type)/ |
5866
|
1 |
|
|
|
三項 |
三项 |
[san1 xiang4] |
/three items/three events/three terms/tri-/trinomial, ternary (math.)/triathlon (abbr. for 三項全能|三项全能)/ |
6092
|
1 |
|
|
|
三相點 |
三相点 |
[san1 xiang4 dian3] |
/triple point (thermodynamics)/ |
4195
|
1 |
|
|
|
三項式 |
三项式 |
[san1 xiang4 shi4] |
/trinomial (math.)/ |
6726
|
1 |
|
|
|
三硝基甲苯 |
三硝基甲苯 |
[san1 xiao1 ji1 jia3 ben3] |
/trinitrotoluene (TNT)/ |
7104
|
1 |
|
|
|
三心二意 |
三心二意 |
[san1 xin1 er4 yi4] |
/in two minds about sth (idiom)/half-hearted/shilly-shallying/ |
5319
|
1 |
|
|
|
三星 |
三星 |
[san1 xing1] |
/three major stars of the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation/the belt of Orion/three spirits 福[fu2], 祿|禄[lu4], and 壽|寿[shou4] associated with the Three Stars 參宿|参宿[Shen1 xiu4] Chinese constellation/ |
6197
|
1 |
|
|
|
三星堆 |
三星堆 |
[San1 xing1 dui1] |
/archaeological site of Sanxingdui outside Chengdu (Sichuan), exhibiting remarkable bronze artifacts from the 11-12th centuries BC/ |
1758
|
1 |
|
|
|
三星集團 |
三星集团 |
[San1 xing1 Ji2 tuan2] |
/Samsung Group/ |
7036
|
1 |
|
|
|
三旬九食 |
三旬九食 |
[san1 xun2 jiu3 shi2] |
/lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)/fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation/in dire straits/ |
5009
|
1 |
|
|
|
三言兩句 |
三言两句 |
[san1 yan2 liang3 ju4] |
/in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly/ |
6336
|
1 |
|
|
|
三言兩語 |
三言两语 |
[san1 yan2 liang3 yu3] |
/in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly/ |
6336
|
1 |
|
|
|
三洋 |
三洋 |
[San1 yang2] |
/Sanyō, Japanese electronics company/ |
4744
|
1 |
|
|
|
三葉草 |
三叶草 |
[san1 ye4 cao3] |
/clover/trefoil/ |
6587
|
1 |
|
|
|
三音 |
三音 |
[san1 yin1] |
/third (musical interval, e.g. do-mi)/ |
6793
|
1 |
|
|
|
三音度 |
三音度 |
[san1 yin1 du4] |
/third (musical interval)/ |
6468
|
1 |
|
|
|
三元 |
三元 |
[san1 yuan2] |
/(old) first place in civil service examinations at three levels: provincial 解元[jie4 yuan2], metropolitan 會元|会元[hui4 yuan2] and palace 狀元|状元[zhuang4 yuan2]/ |
1877
|
1 |
|
|
|
三元音 |
三元音 |
[san1 yuan2 yin1] |
/triphthong (such as putonghua uei etc)/ |
2865
|
1 |
|
|
|
三月 |
三月 |
[San1 yue4] |
/March/third month (of the lunar year)/ |
5124
|
1 |
|
|
|
三月街 |
三月街 |
[San1 yue4 Jie1] |
/Third Month Fair, traditional festival of the Bai Nationality 白族[Bai2 zu2]/ |
5285
|
1 |
|
|
|
三藏法師 |
三藏法师 |
[San1 zang4 fa3 shi1] |
/monk who has mastered the scriptures; (esp.) Xuanzang 玄奘[Xuan2 zang4] (602-664)/ |
1247
|
1 |
|
|
|
三貞九烈 |
三贞九烈 |
[san1 zhen1 jiu3 lie4] |
/(of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory/ |
4164
|
1 |
|
|
|
三振 |
三振 |
[san1 zhen4] |
/to strike out/strikeout (baseball, softball)/(Tw) to ditch/to eliminate from consideration/ |
4214
|
1 |
|
|
|
三振出局 |
三振出局 |
[san1 zhen4 chu1 ju2] |
/see 三振[san1 zhen4]/ |
4214
|
1 |
|
|
|
三中全會 |
三中全会 |
[San1 Zhong1 Quan2 hui4] |
/third plenum of a national congress of the Chinese Communist Party/ |
3400
|
1 |
|
|
|
三柱門 |
三柱门 |
[san1 zhu4 men2] |
/(sports) (cricket) wicket (set of stumps and bails)/ |
4214
|
1 |
|
|
|
三資企業 |
三资企业 |
[san1 zi1 qi3 ye4] |
/foreign, private and joint ventures/ |
6136
|
1 |
|
|
|
三自 |
三自 |
[San1 zi4] |
/abbr. for 三自愛國教會|三自爱国教会[San1 zi4 Ai4 guo2 Jiao4 hui4], Three-Self Patriotic Movement/ |
4662
|
1 |
|
|
|
三自愛國教會 |
三自爱国教会 |
[San1 zi4 Ai4 guo2 Jiao4 hui4] |
/Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949/ |
4662
|
1 |
|
|
|
三自教會 |
三自教会 |
[San1 zi4 Jiao4 hui4] |
/Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949/ |
4662
|
1 |
|
|
|
三字經 |
三字经 |
[San1 zi4 Jing1] |
/Three Character Classic, 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in lines of 3 characters/ |
4145
|
1 |
|
|
|
三字經 |
三字经 |
[san1 zi4 jing1] |
/(slang) swearword/four-letter word/ |
5799
|
1 |
|
|
|
三族 |
三族 |
[san1 zu2] |
/(old) three generations (father, self and sons)/three clans (your own, your mother's, your wife's)/ |
4840
|
1 |
|
|
|
三足金烏 |
三足金乌 |
[san1 zu2 jin1 wu1] |
/three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology)/Korean: samjog'o/ |
6320
|
1 |
|
|
|
三足烏 |
三足乌 |
[san1 zu2 wu1] |
/three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology)/Korean: samjog'o/ |
6320
|
1 |
|
|
|
三斑 |
三斑 |
[[san1ban1]] |
/(Tw) common name for paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis)/ |
172
|
2 |
|
|
|
三板 |
三板 |
[[san1ban3]] |
/sampan/ |
59
|
2 |
|
|
|
三胞胎 |
三胞胎 |
[[san1bao1tai1]] |
/triplets/ |
59
|
2 |
|
|
|
三寶鳥 |
三宝鸟 |
[[san1bao3niao3]] |
/(bird species of China) Oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)/ |
795
|
2 |
|
|
|
三北 |
三北 |
[[San1bei3]] |
/China's three northern regions, 東北|东北[Dong1bei3], 華北|华北[Hua2bei3] and 西北[Xi1bei3]/ |
606
|
2 |
|
|
|
三倍 |
三倍 |
[[san1bei4]] |
/triple; three times as much; threefold/ |
60
|
2 |
|
|
|
三邊形 |
三边形 |
[[san1bian1xing2]] |
/triangle/ |
60
|
2 |
|
|
|
三部曲 |
三部曲 |
[[san1bu4qu3]] |
/trilogy/(fig.) three-stage process; three-part progression/ |
60
|
2 |
|
|
|
三叉戟 |
三叉戟 |
[[san1cha1ji3]] |
/trident/ |
418
|
2 |
|
|
|
三重 |
三重 |
[[San1chong2]] |
/Sanchong, a district of New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1bei3 Shi4], Taiwan/Mie (prefecture in Japan)/ |
104
|
2 |
|
|
|
三次冪 |
三次幂 |
[[san1ci4mi4]] |
/(math.) cube; power of 3/ |
376
|
2 |
|
|
|
三寸金蓮 |
三寸金莲 |
[[san1cun4 jin1lian2]] |
/(historical) bound foot (esp. one only three inches long, considered the ideal size of a woman's foot)/ |
668
|
2 |
|
|
|
三道眉草鵐 |
三道眉草鹀 |
[[san1dao4mei2 cao3wu2]] |
/(bird species of China) meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides)/ |
954
|
2 |
|
|
|
三等分 |
三等分 |
[[san1deng3fen1]] |
/to trisect/ |
817
|
2 |
|
|
|
三點水 |
三点水 |
[[san1dian3shui3]] |
/name of "water" radical 氵[shui3] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85)/ |
774
|
2 |
|
|
|
三迭紀 |
三迭纪 |
[[San1die2ji4]] |
/variant of 三疊紀|三叠纪[San1die2ji4]/ |
42
|
2 |
|
|
|
三都 |
三都 |
[[San1du1]] |
/see 三都水族自治縣|三都水族自治县[San1du1 Shui3zu2 Zi4zhi4xian4]/ |
356
|
2 |
|
|
|
三都水族自治縣 |
三都水族自治县 |
[[San1du1 Shui3zu2 Zi4zhi4xian4]] |
/Sandu Shui Autonomous County, in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州[Qian2nan2 Bu4yi1zu2 Miao2zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], Guizhou/ |
356
|
2 |
|
|
|
三都縣 |
三都县 |
[[San1du1 Xian4]] |
/see 三都水族自治縣|三都水族自治县[San1du1 Shui3zu2 Zi4zhi4xian4]/ |
356
|
2 |
|
|
|
三對三鬥牛 |
三对三斗牛 |
[[san1dui4san1 dou4niu2]] |
/three-on-three basketball game/ |
904
|
2 |
|
|
|
三反 |
三反 |
[[San1fan3]] |
/"Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951–52/ |
388
|
2 |
|
|
|
三分球 |
三分球 |
[[san1fen1qiu2]] |
/(basketball) three-point shot/ |
511
|
2 |
|
|
|
三更半夜 |
三更半夜 |
[[san1geng1-ban4ye4]] |
/(idiom) in the depth of the night; very late at night/ |
688
|
2 |
|
|
|
三觀 |
三观 |
[[san1guan1]] |
/(neologism) the three core personal values: worldview (世界觀|世界观[shi4jie4guan1]), view of life (人生觀|人生观[ren2sheng1guan1]) and value system (價值觀|价值观[jia4zhi2guan1])/ |
380
|
2 |
|
|
|
三國 |
三国 |
[[San1guo2]] |
/Three Kingdoms period (220–280) in Chinese history/any of several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1luo2] in 658/ |
388
|
2 |
|
|
|
三河 |
三河 |
[[San1he2]] |
/see 三河市[San1he2 Shi4]/ |
379
|
2 |
|
|
|
三河市 |
三河市 |
[[San1he2 Shi4]] |
/Sanhe, a county-level city in Langfang City 廊坊市[Lang2fang2 Shi4], Hebei/ |
367
|
2 |
|
|
|
三合土 |
三合土 |
[[san1he2tu3]] |
/traditional Chinese building material made by mixing three components (typically lime, clay, and sand)/ |
711
|
2 |
|
|
|
三和弦 |
三和弦 |
[[san1he2xian2]] |
/(music) triad; three-note chord/ |
552
|
2 |
|
|
|
三合星 |
三合星 |
[[san1he2xing1]] |
/(astronomy) triple star system/ |
672
|
2 |
|
|
|
三皇炮捶 |
三皇炮捶 |
[[san1huang2 pao4chui2]] |
/Pao Chui (Chinese martial art)/ |
688
|
2 |
|
|
|
三價 |
三价 |
[[san1jia4]] |
/trivalent/ |
59
|
2 |
|
|
|
三駕馬車 |
三驾马车 |
[[san1jia4 ma3che1]] |
/troika/(fig.) three driving forces; three-person leadership structure/ |
60
|
2 |
|
|
|
三尖瓣 |
三尖瓣 |
[[san1jian1ban4]] |
/(anatomy) tricuspid valve/ |
500
|
2 |
|
|
|
三江 |
三江 |
[[San1jiang1]] |
/see 三江侗族自治縣|三江侗族自治县[San1jiang1 Dong4zu2 Zi4zhi4xian4]/ |
361
|
2 |
|
|
|
三江侗族自治縣 |
三江侗族自治县 |
[[San1jiang1 Dong4zu2 Zi4zhi4xian4]] |
/Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, in Liuzhou City 柳州市[Liu3zhou1 Shi4], Guangxi/ |
361
|
2 |
|
|
|
三江縣 |
三江县 |
[[San1jiang1 Xian4]] |
/see 三江侗族自治縣|三江侗族自治县[San1jiang1 Dong4zu2 Zi4zhi4xian4]/ |
361
|
2 |
|
|
|
三角 |
三角 |
[[san1jiao3]] |
/triangle/(math.) trigonometry (abbr. for 三角學|三角学[san1jiao3xue2])/ |
60
|
2 |
|
|
|
三角關係 |
三角关系 |
[[san1jiao3 guan1xi4]] |
/triangular relationship; (esp.) a love triangle/ |
878
|
2 |
|
|
|
三角函數 |
三角函数 |
[[san1jiao3 han2shu4]] |
/trigonometric function/ |
62
|
2 |
|
|
|
三角戀愛 |
三角恋爱 |
[[san1jiao3 lian4ai4]] |
/love triangle/ |
1
|
2 |
|
|
|
三角帶 |
三角带 |
[[san1jiao3dai4]] |
/V-belt (a type of drive belt with a trapezoidal cross-section)/ |
732
|
2 |
|
|
|
三角戀 |
三角恋 |
[[san1jiao3lian4]] |
/love triangle/ |
1
|
2 |
|
|
|
三角龍 |
三角龙 |
[[san1jiao3long2]] |
/triceratops/ |
60
|
2 |
|
|
|
三腳貓 |
三脚猫 |
[[san1jiao3mao1]] |
/sb with only rudimentary skills (in a particular area)/ |
882
|
2 |
|
|
|
三角旗 |
三角旗 |
[[san1jiao3qi2]] |
/triangular flag; pennant/ |
524
|
2 |
|
|
|
三角形 |
三角形 |
[[san1jiao3xing2]] |
/triangle/ |
59
|
2 |
|
|
|
三角學 |
三角学 |
[[san1jiao3xue2]] |
/trigonometry/ |
62
|
2 |
|
|
|
三克油 |
三克油 |
[[san1ke4you2]] |
/thank you (humorous phonetic rendering of the English phrase)/ |
63
|
2 |
|
|
|
三里屯 |
三里屯 |
[[San1li3tun2]] |
/Sanlitun (Beijing street name)/ |
948
|
2 |
|
|
|
三聯管 |
三联管 |
[[san1lian2guan3]] |
/(cell biology) microtubule triplet/ |
60
|
2 |
|
|
|
三聯式發票 |
三联式发票 |
[[san1lian2shi4 fa1piao4]] |
/(Tw) triplicate uniform invoice, a type of receipt 統一發票|统一发票[tong3yi1 fa1piao4] issued to a business or organization with a VAT identification number or 統一編號|统一编号[tong3yi1 bian1hao4]/ |
800
|
2 |
|
|
|
三菱 |
三菱 |
[[San1ling2]] |
/Mitsubishi (Japanese conglomerate)/ |
59
|
2 |
|
|
|
三氯甲烷 |
三氯甲烷 |
[[san1lü4jia3wan2]] |
/chloroform (trichloromethane CHCl3)/ |
883
|
2 |
|
|
|
三氯蔗糖 |
三氯蔗糖 |
[[san1lü4zhe4tang2]] |
/sucralose/ |
828
|
2 |
|
|
|
三輪 |
三轮 |
[[san1lun2]] |
/see 三輪車|三轮车[san1lun2che1]/ |
146
|
2 |
|
|
|
三麻 |
三麻 |
[[san1ma2]] |
/three-player mahjong/ |
70
|
2 |
|
|
|
三門 |
三门 |
[[San1men2]] |
/see 三門縣|三门县[San1men2 Xian4]/ |
130
|
2 |
|
|
|
三門縣 |
三门县 |
[[San1men2 Xian4]] |
/Sanmen, a county in Taizhou City 台州市[Tai1zhou1 Shi4], Zhejiang/ |
130
|
2 |
|
|
|
三門峽 |
三门峡 |
[[San1men2xia2]] |
/see 三門峽市|三门峡市[San1men2xia2 Shi4]/ |
684
|
2 |
|
|
|
三門峽市 |
三门峡市 |
[[San1men2xia2 Shi4]] |
/Sanmenxia, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省[He2nan2 Sheng3]/ |
684
|
2 |
|
|
|
三秒膠 |
三秒胶 |
[[san1miao3jiao1]] |
/(Tw) superglue/ |
60
|
2 |
|
|
|
三民 |
三民 |
[[San1min2]] |
/see 三民區|三民区[San1min2 Qu1]/ |
370
|
2 |
|
|
|
三民區 |
三民区 |
[[San1min2 Qu1]] |
/Sanmin, a district of Kaohsiung City 高雄市[Gao1xiong2 Shi4], Taiwan/ |
370
|
2 |
|
|
|
三明 |
三明 |
[[San1ming2]] |
/see 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4]/ |
688
|
2 |
|
|
|
三明市 |
三明市 |
[[San1ming2 Shi4]] |
/Sanming, prefecture-level city in Fujian Province 福建省[Fu2jian4 Sheng3]/ |
688
|
2 |
|
|
|
三明治 |
三明治 |
[[san1ming2zhi4]] |
/(loanword) sandwich/ |
823
|
2 |
|
|
|
三農問題 |
三农问题 |
[[san1nong2 wen4ti2]] |
/the three core challenges of rural development in mainland China (agriculture 農業|农业[nong2ye4], rural areas 農村|农村[nong2cun1] and farmers 農民|农民[nong2min2]), first identified as a policy focus in the 1990s/ |
474
|
2 |
|
|
|
三浦 |
三浦 |
[[San1pu3]] |
/Miura (Japanese surname and place name)/ |
933
|
2 |
|
|
|
三妻四妾 |
三妻四妾 |
[[san1qi1-si4qie4]] |
/(idiom) to have many wives and concubines; to have a harem/ |
196
|
2 |
|
|
|
三色紫羅蘭 |
三色紫罗兰 |
[[san1se4 zi3luo2lan2]] |
/pansy/ |
59
|
2 |
|
|
|
三色堇 |
三色堇 |
[[san1se4jin3]] |
/pansy/ |
59
|
2 |
|
|
|
三沙 |
三沙 |
[[San1sha1]] |
/see 三沙市[San1sha1 Shi4]/ |
685
|
2 |
|
|
|
三沙市 |
三沙市 |
[[San1sha1 Shi4]] |
/Sansha, prefecture-level city in Hainan Province 海南省[Hai3nan2 Sheng3]/ |
685
|
2 |
|
|
|
三水 |
三水 |
[[San1shui3]] |
/see 三水區|三水区[San1shui3 Qu1]/ |
367
|
2 |
|
|
|
三水區 |
三水区 |
[[San1shui3 Qu1]] |
/Sanshui, a district of Foshan City 佛山市[Fo2shan1 Shi4], Guangdong/ |
367
|
2 |
|
|
|
三酸甘油酯 |
三酸甘油酯 |
[[san1suan1 gan1you2zhi3]] |
/triglyceride/ |
60
|
2 |
|
|
|
三穗 |
三穗 |
[[San1sui4]] |
/see 三穗縣|三穗县[San1sui4 Xian4]/ |
361
|
2 |
|
|
|
三穗縣 |
三穗县 |
[[San1sui4 Xian4]] |
/Sansui, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州[Qian2dong1nan2 Miao2zu2 Dong4zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], Guizhou/ |
361
|
2 |
|
|
|
三台 |
三台 |
[[San1tai2]] |
/see 三台縣|三台县[San1tai2 Xian4]/ |
132
|
2 |
|
|
|
三台縣 |
三台县 |
[[San1tai2 Xian4]] |
/Santai, a county in Mianyang City 綿陽市|绵阳市[Mian2yang2 Shi4], Sichuan/ |
132
|
2 |
|
|
|
三田 |
三田 |
[[San1tian2]] |
/Mita, Sanda, Mitsuda etc (Japanese surname or place name)/ |
933
|
2 |
|
|
|
三頭六臂 |
三头六臂 |
[[san1tou2-liu4bi4]] |
/(lit.) (having) three heads and six arms (idiom)/(fig.) superhuman abilities; exceptional capability/ |
53
|
2 |
|
|
|
三文治 |
三文治 |
[[san1wen2zhi4]] |
/(loanword) sandwich/ |
577
|
2 |
|
|
|
三項全能 |
三项全能 |
[[san1xiang4 quan2neng2]] |
/triathlon/ |
60
|
2 |
|
|
|
三小 |
三小 |
[[san1xiao3]] |
/(Tw) (vulgar) what the hell? (from Taiwanese 啥潲, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-siâ], equivalent to Mandarin 什麼|什么[shen2me5])/ |
555
|
2 |
|
|
|
三星 |
三星 |
[[San1xing1]] |
/Samsung (South Korean electronics company)/ |
41
|
2 |
|
|
|
三亞 |
三亚 |
[[San1ya4]] |
/see 三亞市|三亚市[San1ya4 Shi4]/ |
685
|
2 |
|
|
|
三亞市 |
三亚市 |
[[San1ya4 Shi4]] |
/Sanya, prefecture-level city in Hainan Province 海南省[Hai3nan2 Sheng3]/ |
685
|
2 |
|
|
|
三葉星雲 |
三叶星云 |
[[San1ye4 Xing1yun2]] |
/Trifid Nebula, M20/ |
856
|
2 |
|
|
|
三葉蟲 |
三叶虫 |
[[san1ye4chong2]] |
/(paleontology) trilobite/ |
59
|
2 |
|
|
|
三夷教 |
三夷教 |
[[san1yi2jiao4]] |
/the three foreign religions that had been introduced to China by the time of the Tang dynasty: Nestorianism, Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism/ |
607
|
2 |
|
|
|
三用電表 |
三用电表 |
[[san1yong4 dian4biao3]] |
/multimeter/ |
838
|
2 |
|
|
|
三元 |
三元 |
[[San1yuan2]] |
/see 三元區|三元区[San1yuan2 Qu1]/ |
360
|
2 |
|
|
|
三原 |
三原 |
[[San1yuan2]] |
/see 三原縣|三原县[San1yuan2 Xian4]/ |
133
|
2 |
|
|
|
三元區 |
三元区 |
[[San1yuan2 Qu1]] |
/Sanyuan, a district of Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian/ |
897
|
2 |
|
|
|
三原縣 |
三原县 |
[[San1yuan2 Xian4]] |
/Sanyuan, a county in Xianyang City 咸陽市|咸阳市[Xian2yang2 Shi4], Shaanxi/ |
133
|
2 |
|
|
|
三元醇 |
三元醇 |
[[san1yuan2chun2]] |
/(chemistry) triol; alcohol with three hydroxyl groups/ |
40
|
2 |
|
|
|
三月份 |
三月份 |
[[san1yue4fen4]] |
/March/ |
189
|
2 |
|
|
|
三藏 |
三藏 |
[[San1zang4]] |
/Tripitaka, the three main types of text that collectively constitute the Buddhist canon of scriptures: sutras, commandments and commentaries/ |
885
|
2 |
|
|
|
三折肱 |
三折肱 |
[[san1zhe2gong1]] |
/(lit.) break one's arm three times (to become a good doctor); (fig.) extensive experience (esp. gained through repeated hardship)/ |
120
|
2 |
|
|
|
三折肱為良醫 |
三折肱为良医 |
[[san1zhe2gong1 wei2 liang2yi1]] |
/(lit.) break one's arm three times to become a good doctor (idiom)/(fig.) experience is a good teacher/ |
53
|
2 |
|
|
|
三隻手 |
三只手 |
[[san1zhi1shou3]] |
/pickpocket/ |
60
|
2 |
|
|
|
三趾濱鷸 |
三趾滨鹬 |
[[san1zhi3 bin1yu4]] |
/(bird species of China) sanderling (Calidris alba)/ |
954
|
2 |
|
|
|
三趾翠鳥 |
三趾翠鸟 |
[[san1zhi3 cui4niao3]] |
/(bird species of China) black-backed dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca)/ |
794
|
2 |
|
|
|
三趾鴉雀 |
三趾鸦雀 |
[[san1zhi3 ya1que4]] |
/(bird species of China) three-toed parrotbill (Paradoxornis paradoxus)/ |
796
|
2 |
|
|
|
三趾啄木鳥 |
三趾啄木鸟 |
[[san1zhi3 zhuo2mu4niao3]] |
/(bird species of China) Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)/ |
954
|
2 |
|
|
|
三趾鷗 |
三趾鸥 |
[[san1zhi3ou1]] |
/(bird species of China) black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)/ |
954
|
2 |
|
|
|
三足鼎立 |
三足鼎立 |
[[san1zu2-ding3li4]] |
/(idiom) to form a tripartite balance of power/ |
621
|
2 |
|
|
|
沙縣區 |
沙县区 |
[[Sha1xian4 Qu1]] |
/Shaxian, a district of Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian/ |
897
|
2 |
|
|
|
陝州區 |
陕州区 |
[[Shan3zhou1 Qu1]] |
/Shanzhou, a district of Sanmenxia City 三門峽市|三门峡市[San1men2xia2 Shi4], Henan/ |
133
|
2 |
|
|
|
涉事 |
涉事 |
[[she4shi4]] |
/to be involved in the matter (Example: 涉事三人[she4shi4 san1 ren2], the three people involved)/(archaic) to recount the events/ |
590
|
2 |
|
|
|
神女峰 |
神女峰 |
[Shen2 nü3 Feng1] |
/name of a peak by the Three Gorges 長江三峽|长江三峡[Chang2 Jiang1 San1 xia2]/ |
4538
|
1 |
|
|
|
十三 |
十三 |
[shi2 san1] |
/thirteen/13/ |
7104
|
1 |
|
|
|
十三點 |
十三点 |
[shi2 san1 dian3] |
/half-witted/nitwit/ |
5710
|
1 |
|
|
|
十三經 |
十三经 |
[Shi2 san1 jing1] |
/the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼[Zhou1 li3], Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4], Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传[Gong1 yang2 Zhuan4], Mr Guliang's Annals 穀梁傳|谷梁传[Gu3 liang2 Zhuan4], The Analects 論語|论语[Lun2 yu3], Erya 爾雅|尔雅[Er3 ya3], Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经[Xiao4 jing1], Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3]/ |
4883
|
1 |
|
|
|
十三日 |
十三日 |
[shi2 san1 ri4] |
/thirteenth day of a month/ |
6849
|
1 |
|
|
|
十三張 |
十三张 |
[shi2 san1 zhang1] |
/Chinese poker/ |
3501
|
1 |
|
|
|
事不過三 |
事不过三 |
[shi4 bu4 guo4 san1] |
/(idiom) a thing should not be attempted more than three times; don't repeat the same mistake again and again/(idiom) bad things don't happen more than three times/ |
978
|
1 |
|
|
|
是藥三分毒 |
是药三分毒 |
[shi4 yao4 san1 fen1 du2] |
/every medicine has its side effect/ |
5172
|
1 |
|
|
|
蜀 |
蜀 |
[Shu3] |
/short name for Sichuan 四川[Si4 chuan1] province/one of the Three Kingdoms 三國|三国[San1 guo2] after the Han dynasty, also called 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4], situated around what is now Sichuan province/ |
2236
|
1 |
|
|
|
數伏 |
数伏 |
[shu3 fu2] |
/to mark the start of the hottest period of the year, known as 三伏天[san1 fu2 tian1]/ |
1600
|
1 |
|
|
|
數量詞 |
数量词 |
[[shu4liang4ci2]] |
/numeral-classifier compound (e.g. 一次[yi1 ci4], 三套[san1 tao4], 五本[wu3 ben3] etc)/ |
179
|
2 |
|
|
|
氵 |
氵 |
[shui3] |
/"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc/see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]/ |
1951
|
1 |
|
|
|
說三道四 |
说三道四 |
[shuo1 san1 dao4 si4] |
/to make thoughtless remarks (idiom)/to criticize/gossip/ |
5141
|
1 |
|
|
|
四大名著 |
四大名著 |
[si4 da4 ming2 zhu4] |
/the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4]/ |
5123
|
1 |
|
|
|
蘇軾 |
苏轼 |
[Su1 Shi4] |
/Su Shi (1037-1101), aka Su Dongpo 蘇東坡|苏东坡[Su1 Dong1 po1], Song dynasty writer, calligrapher and public official, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 Ba1 Da4 jia1]/ |
1222
|
1 |
|
|
|
蘇洵 |
苏洵 |
[Su1 Xun2] |
/Su Xun (1009-1066), Song essayist, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and also one of Eight Giants 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 ba1 da4 jia1]/ |
1222
|
1 |
|
|
|
蘇轍 |
苏辙 |
[Su1 Zhe2] |
/Su Zhe (1039-1112), Song writer and politician, one of the Three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1] and also one of the Eight Giants 唐宋八大家[Tang2 Song4 ba1 da4 jia1]/ |
1222
|
1 |
|
|
|
孫誅 |
孙诛 |
[Sun1 Zhu1] |
/Sun Zhu (1711-1778), poet and compiler of Three Hundred Tang Poems 唐詩三百首|唐诗三百首[Tang2 shi1 San1 bai3 Shou3]/also known by assumed name 蘅塘退士[Heng2 tang2 Tui4 shi4]/ |
2992
|
1 |
|
|
|
太子十三峰 |
太子十三峰 |
[Tai4 zi3 shi2 san1 feng1] |
/thirteen peaks of Meili Snow Mountains in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州[Di2 qing4 Zang4 zu2 Zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan/also written 梅里雪山[Mei2 li3 Xue3 shan1]/ |
1931
|
1 |
|
|
|
泰寧縣 |
泰宁县 |
[[Tai4ning2 Xian4]] |
/Taining, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian/ |
897
|
2 |
|
|
|
彈詞 |
弹词 |
[tan2 ci2] |
/ballad tune in southern dialects, usually to sanxian 三弦 or pipa 琵琶 accompaniment/ |
6796
|
1 |
|
|
|
唐三藏 |
唐三藏 |
[[Tang2 San1zang4]] |
/Tripitaka, the central character of the 16th century novel "Journey to the West" 西遊記|西游记[Xi1you2ji4], based on the monk Xuanzang 玄奘[Xuan2zang4] (602–664)/ |
388
|
2 |
|
|
|
唐詩三百首 |
唐诗三百首 |
[Tang2 shi1 San1 bai3 Shou3] |
/Three Hundred Tang Poems, an anthology collected around 1763 by Sun Zhu 孫誅|孙诛[Sun1 Zhu1]/ |
1956
|
1 |
|
|
|
唐宋八大家 |
唐宋八大家 |
[[Tang2-Song4 ba1da4jia1]] |
/the eight giants of Tang and Song prose, esp. involved in the Classics movement 古文運動|古文运动[gu3wen2 yun4dong4], namely: Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4], Liu Zongyuan 柳宗元[Liu3 Zong1yuan2], Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1yang2 Xiu1], the three Su's 三蘇|三苏[San1 Su1], Wang Anshi 王安石[Wang2 An1shi2], Zeng Gong 曾鞏|曾巩[Zeng1 Gong3]/ |
912
|
2 |
|
|
|
韜略 |
韬略 |
[tao1 lüe4] |
/military strategy/military tactics/originally refers to military classics Six Secret Teachings 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1] and Three Strategies 三略[San1 lu:e4]/ |
4691
|
1 |
|
|
|
桃園結義 |
桃园结义 |
[tao2 yuan2 jie2 yi4] |
/to make a pact of brotherhood (from “Romance of the Three Kingdoms” 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]) (idiom)/ |
5702
|
1 |
|
|
|
桃園三結義 |
桃园三结义 |
[Tao2 yuan2 San1 Jie2 yi4] |
/Oath of the Peach Garden, sworn by Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4], Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞[Zhang1 Fei1] and Guan Yu 關羽|关羽[Guan1 Yu3] at the start of the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4]/ |
5032
|
1 |
|
|
|
天皇 |
天皇 |
[Tian1 huang2] |
/Heavenly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2]/emperor/emperor of Japan/ |
2114
|
1 |
|
|
|
天涯海角 |
天涯海角 |
[[Tian1ya2 Hai3jiao3]] |
/Tianya Haijiao, tourism area on the south coast of Hainan, 24 km west of Sanya 三亞|三亚[San1ya4]/ |
944
|
2 |
|
|
|
天涯區 |
天涯区 |
[[Tian1ya2 Qu1]] |
/Tianya, a district of Sanya City 三亞市|三亚市[San1ya4 Shi4], Hainan/ |
348
|
2 |
|
|
|
挑三揀四 |
挑三拣四 |
[tiao1 san1 jian3 si4] |
/to be picky/to be choosy/ |
5626
|
1 |
|
|
|
調三窩四 |
调三窝四 |
[tiao2 san1 wo1 si4] |
/to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)/ |
6094
|
1 |
|
|
|
挑三窩四 |
挑三窝四 |
[tiao3 san1 wo1 si4] |
/to sow discord everywhere/ |
6618
|
1 |
|
|
|
鐵人三項 |
铁人三项 |
[tie3 ren2 san1 xiang4] |
/triathlon/ |
2474
|
1 |
|
|
|
鐵三 |
铁三 |
[tie3 san1] |
/triathlon/ |
2474
|
1 |
|
|
|
推三阻四 |
推三阻四 |
[tui1 san1 zu3 si4] |
/to use all sorts of excuses/ |
5834
|
1 |
|
|
|
退避三舍 |
退避三舍 |
[[tui4bi4-san1she4]] |
/(lit.) to retreat ninety li (idiom)/(fig.) to shun; to assiduously avoid/ |
53
|
2 |
|
|
|
王五 |
王五 |
[Wang2 Wu3] |
/Wang Wu, name for an unspecified person, third of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry/ |
6001
|
1 |
|
|
|
網開三面 |
网开三面 |
[wang3 kai1 san1 mian4] |
/to leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly/to give one's opponent a way out/lenient treatment/ |
5749
|
1 |
|
|
|
韋編三絕 |
韦编三绝 |
[wei2 bian1 san1 jue2] |
/lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times/fig. to study diligently/ |
5355
|
1 |
|
|
|
巫峽 |
巫峡 |
[Wu1 Xia2] |
/Wuxia Gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze, the middle of the Three Gorges 三峽|三峡[San1 Xia2]/ |
4972
|
1 |
|
|
|
無風三尺浪 |
无风三尺浪 |
[wu2 feng1 san1 chi3 lang4] |
/lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)/fig. trouble arising unexpectedly/ |
3518
|
1 |
|
|
|
吳三桂 |
吴三桂 |
[Wu2 San1 gui4] |
/Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty/ |
4540
|
1 |
|
|
|
無事不登三寶殿 |
无事不登三宝殿 |
[wu2 shi4 bu4 deng1 san1 bao3 dian4] |
/lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom)/fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth)/ |
1317
|
1 |
|
|
|
五大三粗 |
五大三粗 |
[wu3 da4 san1 cu1] |
/burly/strapping/big and strong/ |
1801
|
1 |
|
|
|
五號電池 |
五号电池 |
[wu3 hao4 dian4 chi2] |
/AA battery (PRC)/Taiwan equivalent: 三號電池|三号电池[san1 hao4 dian4 chi2]/ |
1247
|
1 |
|
|
|
五講四美三熱愛 |
五讲四美三热爱 |
[wu3 jiang3 si4 mei3 san1 re4 ai4] |
/the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)/ |
3685
|
1 |
|
|
|
武經七書 |
武经七书 |
[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] |
/Seven Military Classics of ancient China viz "Six Secret Strategic Teachings" 六韜|六韬[Liu4 tao1], "Methods of Sima" 司馬法|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], "Wuzi" 吳子|吴子[Wu2 zi3], "Wei Liaozi" 尉繚子|尉缭子[Wei4 Liao2 zi5], "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4] and "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对[Tang2 Tai4 zong1 Li3 Wei4 Gong1 Wen4 dui4]/ |
4687
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西陵峽 |
西陵峡 |
[Xi1 ling2 Xia2] |
/Xiling Gorge on the Changjiang or Yangtze, the lower of the Three Gorges 三峽|三峡[San1 Xia2]/ |
4972
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西沙區 |
西沙区 |
[[Xi1sha1 Qu1]] |
/Xisha, a district of Sansha City 三沙市[San1sha1 Shi4], Hainan/ |
348
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夏黃公 |
夏黄公 |
[Xia4 Huang2 gong1] |
/Xia Huanggong also known as Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[Huang2 Shi2 gong1] (dates of birth and death uncertain), Daoist hermit of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qin2 dai4] and purported author of “Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]/ |
1410
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下三濫 |
下三滥 |
[xia4 san1 lan4] |
/riffraff/scum/lowlife/despicable/inferior/ |
3890
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下三爛 |
下三烂 |
[xia4 san1 lan4] |
/variant of 下三濫|下三滥[xia4 san1 lan4]/ |
3890
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1 |
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腺嘌呤核苷三磷酸 |
腺嘌呤核苷三磷酸 |
[xian4 piao4 ling4 he2 gan1 san1 lin2 suan1] |
/adenosine triphosphate (ATP)/ |
4492
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小橋 |
小桥 |
[Xiao3 Qiao2] |
/Xiao Qiao, one of the Two Qiaos, according to Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], the two great beauties of ancient China/ |
5702
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1 |
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小三 |
小三 |
[xiao3 san1] |
/mistress/the other woman (coll.)/grade 3 in elementary school/ |
4742
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小三度 |
小三度 |
[xiao3 san1 du4] |
/minor third (musical interval)/ |
6468
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1 |
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小三和弦 |
小三和弦 |
[xiao3 san1 he2 xian2] |
/minor triad la-do-mi/ |
6468
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1 |
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小三勸退師 |
小三劝退师 |
[xiao3 san1 quan4 tui4 shi1] |
/consultant who breaks up sb's extramarital relationship for a fee/ |
3240
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小淵惠三 |
小渊惠三 |
[Xiao3 yuan1 Hui4 san1] |
/Obuchi Keizo (1937-2000), Japanese politician, prime minister 1998-2000/ |
4211
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1 |
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新官上任三把火 |
新官上任三把火 |
[xin1 guan1 shang4 ren4 san1 ba3 huo3] |
/(of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)/ |
2597
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星期三 |
星期三 |
[[Xing1qi1san1]] |
/Wednesday/ |
368
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2 |
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崖州區 |
崖州区 |
[[Ya2zhou1 Qu1]] |
/Yazhou, a district of Sanya City 三亞市|三亚市[San1ya4 Shi4], Hainan/ |
348
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2 |
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亞龍灣 |
亚龙湾 |
[Ya4 long2 Wan1] |
/Yalong Bay in Sanya 三亞|三亚[San1 ya4], Hainan/ |
5177
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一板三眼 |
一板三眼 |
[yi1 ban3 san1 yan3] |
/lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail/ |
6336
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一波三折 |
一波三折 |
[yi1 bo1 san1 zhe2] |
/calligraphic flourish with many twists/fig. many twists and turns/ |
6090
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1 |
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一而再，再而三 |
一而再，再而三 |
[yi1 er2 zai4 , zai4 er2 san1] |
/again and again/ |
4251
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一日不見，如隔三秋 |
一日不见，如隔三秋 |
[yi1 ri4 bu4 jian4 , ru2 ge2 san1 qiu1] |
/one day apart seems like three years (idiom)/ |
5338
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一日三餐 |
一日三餐 |
[yi1 ri4 san1 can1] |
/to have three meals a day/ |
5301
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一日三秋 |
一日三秋 |
[yi1 ri4 san1 qiu1] |
/a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)/ |
5334
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一問三不知 |
一问三不知 |
[yi1 wen4 san1 bu4 zhi1] |
/lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)/fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on/complete ignorance/ |
6300
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一哭二鬧三上吊 |
一哭二闹三上吊 |
[[yi1-ku1 er4-nao4 san1-shang4diao4]] |
/(lit.) to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying)/(fig.) to make a terrible scene; to throw a tantrum/ |
53
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2 |
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一倡三嘆 |
一倡三叹 |
[[yi1chang4-san1tan4]] |
/variant of 一唱三嘆|一唱三叹[yi1chang4-san1tan4]/ |
189
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2 |
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一唱三嘆 |
一唱三叹 |
[[yi1chang4-san1tan4]] |
/(idiom) (of literature or music) concise yet deeply evocative; inviting repeated savoring/ |
189
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2 |
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一畝三分地 |
一亩三分地 |
[[yi1mu3-san1fen1di4]] |
/a piece of land of 1.3 mu 畝|亩[mu3]/(fig.) one's turf/ |
876
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2 |
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義馬市 |
义马市 |
[[Yi4ma3 Shi4]] |
/Yima, a county-level city in Sanmenxia City 三門峽市|三门峡市[San1men2xia2 Shi4], Henan/ |
367
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2 |
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英倫三島 |
英伦三岛 |
[Ying1 lun2 San1 dao3] |
/British Isles/ |
1975
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1 |
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永安市 |
永安市 |
[[Yong3an1 Shi4]] |
/Yong'an, a county-level city in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian/ |
897
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2 |
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尤溪縣 |
尤溪县 |
[[You2xi1 Xian4]] |
/Youxi, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1ming2 Shi4], Fujian/ |
897
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2 |
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袁枚 |
袁枚 |
[[Yuan2 Mei2]] |
/Yuan Mei (1716–1797), Qing poet, essayist and gastronome, one of the Three Great Masters of the Qianlong-Jiaqing period 乾嘉三大家[Qian2-Jia1 San1 Da4jia1]/ |
388
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2 |
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約法三章 |
约法三章 |
[yue1 fa3 san1 zhang1] |
/to agree on three laws (idiom)/three-point covenant/(fig.) preliminary agreement/basic rules/ |
3962
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1 |
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約翰三書 |
约翰三书 |
[Yue1 han4 san1 shu1] |
/Third epistle of St John/ |
6998
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1 |
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再三 |
再三 |
[zai4 san1] |
/over and over again/again and again/ |
7104
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1 |
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再三再四 |
再三再四 |
[zai4 san1 zai4 si4] |
/repeatedly/over and over again/ |
6039
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1 |
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再衰三竭 |
再衰三竭 |
[zai4 shuai1 san1 jie2] |
/weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom); in terminal decline/on one's last legs/ |
6039
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1 |
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增三和弦 |
增三和弦 |
[zeng1 san1 he2 xian2] |
/augmented triad (musical chord)/ |
6468
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1 |
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張三 |
张三 |
[Zhang1 San1] |
/Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三[Zhang1 San1], 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry/(dialect) wolf/ |
979
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1 |
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張三，李四，王五，趙六 |
张三，李四，王五，赵六 |
[Zhang1 San1 , Li3 Si4 , Wang2 Wu3 , Zhao4 Liu4] |
/(four proverbial names) Tom, Dick and Harry/ |
979
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1 |
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張三李四 |
张三李四 |
[[Zhang1 San1 Li3 Si4]] |
/(lit.) Zhang Three and Li Four (idiom)/(fig.) any Tom, Dick or Harry/ |
53
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2 |
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昭披耶帕康 |
昭披耶帕康 |
[Zhao1 pi1 ye2 Pa4 kang1] |
/Chao Phraya Phra Klang (Royal Finance and External Affairs Minister), the honorary title of the 18th century official of the royal court of Thailand who translated 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] (Romance of the Three Kingdoms) into Thai/ |
2836
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1 |
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朝三暮四 |
朝三暮四 |
[zhao1 san1 mu4 si4] |
/lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon/indecisive/to blow hot and cold/ |
6336
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1 |
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著三不著兩 |
着三不着两 |
[zhao2 san1 bu4 zhao2 liang3] |
/scatter-brained/thoughtless/ |
6782
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1 |
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趙翼 |
赵翼 |
[Zhao4 Yi4] |
/Zhao Yi (1727-1814), Qing dynasty poet and historian, one of Three great poets of the Qianlong era 乾嘉三大家/ |
5833
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1 |
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直角三角形 |
直角三角形 |
[[zhi2jiao3 san1jiao3xing2]] |
/right-angled triangle/ |
876
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2 |
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鐘 |
钟 |
[[zhong1]] |
/a (large) bell (CL:架[jia4])/clock (CL:座[zuo4])/amount of time; o'clock (CL:點|点[dian3],分[fen1],秒[miao3]) (as in 三點鐘|三点钟[san1dian3zhong1] "three o'clock" or "three hours" or 五分鐘|五分钟[wu3fen1zhong1] "five minutes" etc)/ |
933
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2 |
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中伏 |
中伏 |
[zhong1 fu2] |
/the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year/ |
1600
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1 |
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周瑜 |
周瑜 |
[Zhou1 Yu2] |
/Zhou Yu (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff/in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], absolutely no match for Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]/ |
1928
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1 |
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週三 |
周三 |
[[Zhou1san1]] |
/Wednesday/ |
368
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2 |
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周三徑一 |
周三径一 |
[[zhou1san1-jing4yi1]] |
/when the circumference is three, the diameter is (approximately) one/ |
722
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2 |
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珠江三角洲 |
珠江三角洲 |
[Zhu1 jiang1 San1 jiao3 zhou1] |
/Pearl River Delta (PRD)/ |
1954
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1 |
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珠三角 |
珠三角 |
[Zhu1 San1 jiao3] |
/Pearl River Delta/ |
6105
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1 |
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諸葛亮 |
诸葛亮 |
[[Zhu1ge3 Liang4]] |
/Zhuge Liang (181–234), military leader and prime minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉[Shu3 Han4] during the Three Kingdoms period/the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1guo2 Yan3yi4], where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius/(fig.) a mastermind/ |
388
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2 |
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棕三趾鶉 |
棕三趾鹑 |
[[zong1san1zhi3chun2]] |
/(bird species of China) barred buttonquail (Turnix suscitator)/ |
952
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2 |
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總匯三明治 |
总汇三明治 |
[zong3 hui4 san1 ming2 zhi4] |
/(Tw) club sandwich/ |
1028
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1 |
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總會三明治 |
总会三明治 |
[zong3 hui4 san1 ming2 zhi4] |
/(Tw) club sandwich (variant of 總匯三明治|总汇三明治[zong3 hui4 san1 ming2 zhi4])/ |
1028
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1 |
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總匯 |
总汇 |
[[zong3hui4]] |
/(of streams) to come together; to converge/confluence; (fig.) compendium; (fig.) aggregation/(in the name of a shop) emporium/(Tw) club sandwich (abbr. for 總匯三明治|总汇三明治[zong3hui4 san1ming2zhi4])/ |
783
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2 |
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走為上 |
走为上 |
[zou3 wei2 shang4] |
/see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4 , zou3 wei2 shang4 ce4]/ |
1678
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1 |
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走為上計 |
走为上计 |
[zou3 wei2 shang4 ji4] |
/see 三十六計，走為上策|三十六计，走为上策[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4 , zou3 wei2 shang4 ce4]/ |
6175
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