sān jí
grade 3
third class
category C
sān yuè
March
third month (of the lunar year)
Sān chóng
Sanchong or Sanch'ung city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Mie Prefecture in central Japan
sān cì
third
three times
(math.) degree three, cubic (equation)
Sān yuán
Sanyuan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi
Sān shān
Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 shi4], Anhui
zài sān
over and over again
again and again
Sān tián
Mita, Sanda, Mitsuda etc (Japanese surname or place name)
sān tián
3 annual hunting bouts
3 qi points
jǔ yī fǎn sān
to raise one and infer three
to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
Sān hé
Three rivers
Sanhe county level city in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
Sān jǐng
Mitsui (Japanese company)
yī bō sān zhé
calligraphic flourish with many twists
fig. many twists and turns
jiē èr lián sān
one after another (idiom)
in quick succession
sān shì
the Third (of numbered kings)
sān jí guǎn
triode (vacuum tube or transistor)
Sān guó
Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history
several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1 luo2] in 658
sān bǎo
the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order)
Sān mín
Sanmin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
Sān xiá
Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu1 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
Sān Xiá
Three Gorges on the Changjiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qū táng Xiá], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wū Xiá] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xī líng Xiá]
sān dài
three generations of a family
the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou)
sān xīng
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
Sān xīng
Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan
Samsung (South Korean electronics company)
xiǎo sān
mistress
the other woman (coll.)
grade 3 in elementary school
Sān mén xiá
Sanmenxia prefecture level city in Henan
sān míng zhì
sandwich (loanword)
CL:個|个[ge4]
Sān zàng
Tripitaka (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
same as 玄奘
sān jūn
(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
Sān guó zhì
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
sān yáng
Sanyō, Japanese electronics company
sān yán liǎng yǔ
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
Sān yà
Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
Sān míng
Sanming prefecture level city in Fujian
sān xīn èr yì
in two minds about sth (idiom)
half-hearted
shilly-shallying
Ān bèi · Jìn sān
ABE Shinzō (1954-), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2006-2007
sān xiàng
three items
three events
three terms
tri-
trinomial, ternary (math.)
triathlon (abbr. for 三項全能|三项全能)
liǎng àn sān dì
China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)
huò bǐ sān jiā
to comparison shop (idiom)
comparison shopping
sān lián shū diàn
Joint Publishing Co.,, Hong Kong
sān huáng wǔ dì
three sovereigns 三皇[san1 huang2] and five emperors 五帝[wu3 di4] of myth and legend
the earliest system of Chinese historiography
sān jiǎo jī
deltoid muscle (over the shoulder)
shí sān rì
thirteenth day of a month
dì sān chǎn yè
tertiary sector of industry
Sān xiá kù
Three gorges reservoir on the Changjiang or Yangtze
sān máo māo
tortoiseshell cat
calico cat
Sān mén
Sanmen county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang
Sān mín qū
Sanmin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
sān shí ér lì
thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
sān jí tiào
triple jump (athletics)
hop, skip and jump
Sān mén xiá shì
Sanmenxia prefecture level city in Henan
sān yuán zé
the Three Principles (in many contexts)
sān nóng wèn tí
the three rural issues: agriculture, rural areas and peasants
Sān lǐ tún
Sanlitun (Beijing street name)
nián sān shí
last day of the lunar year
Chinese New Year's Eve
dì sān jì dù
third quarter (of financial year)
Sān guó yǎn yì
Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中[Lúo Guàn zhōng], 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, consistently portraying Liu Bei's Shu Han 劉備, 蜀漢|刘备, 蜀汉 as virtuous heroes and Cao Cao's Wei 曹操, 魏 as tyrannical villains
sān gè dài biǎo
the Three Represents enunciated by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民 as the duty of the Chinese Communist party in 2001, namely: to represent productivity of an advanced society, forward progress of advanced culture and the fundamental interests of the people
Sān lǐ hé
Sanlihe (Beijing street name)
sān bù
the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)
dì sān zhě
sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship
the other woman
the other man
third person
third party (in dispute)
disinterested party
number three in a list
fàn zhū sān jiǎo
Pan-Pearl River delta
The nine provinces of Southern China around Guangzhou and the Pearl River delta
South China
sān nóng
see 三農問題|三农问题[san1 nong2 wen4 ti2]
sān bā
International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March
foolish
stupid
sān bā xiàn
thirty eighth parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea
sān shí nián lái
for the past thirty years
sān gēng
third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old)
midnight
also pr. [san1 jin1]
Sān tái
Santai county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan
Sān yà shì
Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
Jīn sān jiǎo
Golden Triangle (Southeast Asia)
Sān míng shì
Sanming prefecture level city in Fujian
sān xiān
three fresh ingredients (in cooking)
dà sān
third-year university student
Sān chóng shì
Sanchong or Sanch'ung city in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
sān xiāng
sedan (automobile body type)
Zhāng Sān
John Doe
Zhang San, name for an unspecified person, first of a series of three: 張三|张三, 李四[Li3 Si4], 王五[Wang2 Wu3] Tom, Dick and Harry
sān tōng
T-joint
T-piece
T-pipe
three links
sān shí liù jì
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
sān jí piàn
third category movie (containing sexual or violent content)
Sān zì jīng
Three character classic, a 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in lines of 3 characters
sān zì jīng
(slang) swearword
four-letter word
Sān zhī
Sanzhi or Sanchih township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Sān shuǐ
Sanshui district of Foshan city 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 shi4], Guangdong
sān guó shí dài
the Three Kingdoms period after the break-up of the Han (220-280)
sān fǎn
"Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
sān jiào
the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)
sān wéi kōng jiān
three-dimensional space
3D
sān sī ér hòu xíng
think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
chuí xián sān chǐ
to drool (over) (idiom)
to yearn for
to covet
to crave
sān fú
three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: 初伏 (mid-July), 中伏 (late July to early August), 末伏 (mid-August)
Táng shī sān bǎi shǒu
Three hundred Tang dynasty poems, a stable anthology collected around 1763 by Sun Zhu 孫誅
sān fèi
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]
sān wǔ chéng qún
in groups of three or four (idiom)
Sān shuǐ qū
Sanshui district of Foshan city 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 shi4], Guangdong
sān jiāo
(TCM) the three truncal cavities (thoracic, abdominal and pelvic), known as the "triple heater" or "San Jiao"
sān zī qǐ yè
foreign, private and joint ventures
sān jiǎo guān xì
triangle relationship
a love triangle
sān tiān liǎng tóu
lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day
frequently
rù mù sān fēn
written in a forceful hand
penetrating
profound
sān zì
abbr. for 三自愛國教會|三自爱国教会[sān zì ài gúo jiào hùi], Three-Self Patriotic Movement
sān fú tiān
three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: 初伏 (mid-July), 中伏 (late July to early August), 末伏 (mid-August)
sān xián
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
Sān jiāng yuán
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
sān huáng
Three Sovereigns, between Gods and Emperors in third millennium BC
usually listed as Suiren 燧人[Sui4 ren2], Fuxi 伏羲[Fu2 Xi1], trapping and writing, Shennong or Farmer God 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2]
zhāo sān mù sì
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
Dà jiāng Jiàn sān láng
Oe Kenzaburo (1935-) Japanese novelist and 1994 Nobel laureate
Jīn Yǒng sān
Kim Young-sam (1927-), South Korean politician, president 1993-1998
Mǎ Sān lì
Ma Sanli (1914-2003), Chinese comedian
sān bù zhī
to know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end
to know nothing at all
Sān fān shì
San Francisco (California)
Sān xiá zhèn
Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
Sān hé shì
Sanhe county level city in Langfang 廊坊[Lang2 fang2], Hebei
pīn mìng sān láng
brave man, willing to risk his life
bàn yè sān gēng
in the depth of night
late at night
sān gù máo lú
lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage
cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
lit. If three walk together, one should be my teacher (idiom, from Confucian analects). You have sth to learn from everyone.
also translated as: If three of us walk together, at least one of the other two is good enough to be my teacher.
sān dài tóng táng
three generations under one roof
sān gēng bàn yè
in the depth of the night
very late at night
yī wèn sān bù zhī
lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
complete ignorance
tuì bì sān shè
lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength
a strategic withdrawal
Sān xiá shuǐ kù
Three gorges reservoir on the Changjiang or Yangtze
sān xiá shuǐ kù
the Three Gorges reservoir
sān fān wǔ cì
over and over again (idiom)
sān mín zhǔ yì
Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three principles of the people (late 1890s)
Sān mén xiàn
Sanmen county in Taizhou 台州[Tai1 zhou1], Zhejiang
sān chà kǒu
At The Crossroads, the name of a famous opera, story from Shui Hu Zhuan
Sān wān
Sanwan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
bù guǎn sān qī èr shí yī
regardless of the consequences
recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic forecast
bù sān bù sì
dubious
shady
neither one thing nor the other
neither fish nor fowl
nondescript
shí sān jīng
the Thirteen Confucian Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经, Book of History 尚書|尚书, Rites of Zhou 周禮|周礼, Rites and Ceremonies 儀禮|仪礼, Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记, Book of Changes 周易, Mr Zuo's Annals 左傳|左传, Mr Gongyang's Annals 公羊傳|公羊传, Mr Gu Liang's Annals 谷梁傳|谷梁传, The Analects 論語|论语, Erya 爾雅|尔雅, Classic of Filial Piety 孝經|孝经, Mencius 孟子
sān jiào jiǔ liú
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.)
Sān dé lì
Suntory, Japanese beverage company
Sān yì
Sanyi township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
Sān tái xiàn
Santai county in Mianyang 綿陽|绵阳[Mian2 yang2], north Sichuan
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
Táng sān zàng
Tripitaka (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
same as 玄奘
yuē fǎ sān zhāng
to agree on three laws (idiom)
three-point covenant
(fig.) preliminary agreement
basic rules
sān fēn zhōng rè dù
brief period of enthusiasm
flash in the pan
sān sī ér xíng
think three times then go (idiom); don't act before you've thought it through carefully
sān hún
three immortal souls in Daoism, representing spirit and intellect
sān jiàn
triple bond (chemistry)
triple link
sān diǎn shuǐ
name of "water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85)
see also 氵[shui3]
sān lǜ jiǎ wán
chloroform CHCl3
trichloromethane
dì sān jì
third period
tertiary (geological era since the extinction of the dinosaurs at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary 65 million years ago)
Sān Sū
the Three Su father and sons
refers to northern Song literati Su Xun 蘇洵|苏洵, Su Shi 蘇軾|苏轼 and Su Zhe 蘇轍|苏辙
sān jiǎo bǎn
set square
triangle (for drawing right angles)
Sān xīng xiāng
Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan
Sān zhī xiāng
Sanzhi or Sanchih township in New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 shi4], Taiwan
sān lín suān xiàn gān
adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
Sān jiāng píng yuán
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]
Míng shí sān líng
the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)
sān jiǎo zhuī
triangular pyramid (math.)
Sān suì
Sansui county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
Sān lù jí tuán
Sanlu or Three deer, major PRC dairy company involved in 2008 melamine poisoning scandal
sān tóu jī
triceps muscle
triceps brachii
Sān jiāng bìng liú
Three Parallel Rivers National Park, in mountainous northwest Yunnan World Heritage protected area: the three rivers are Nujian 怒江 or Salween, Jinsha 金沙江 or upper reaches of Changjiang and Lancang 澜沧江 or Mekong
Sān yuán xiàn
Sanyuan county in Xiányáng 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shǎnxī 陝西|陕西
sān tóu liù bì
lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)
fig. to possess remarkable abilities
a being of formidable powers
biē sān
a wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging or stealing
jiǎo tù sān kū
lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows
a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on (idiom)
Sān dì mén
Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng
lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide
sān cóng sì dé
Confucian moral injunctions for women, namely: obey in turn three men father, husband and son, plus the four virtues of morality 德, physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功
sān děng fēn
trisection (math.)
trisecting an angle
sān yīn
third (musical interval, e.g. do-mi)
sān cì fāng
cube (third power, math.)
sān cháng liǎng duǎn
unexpected misfortune
unexpected accident
sudden death
sān duàn lùn
syllogism (deduction in logic)
diān sān dǎo sì
confused
disorderly
incoherent
sān gè shì jiè
three worlds, i.e. Western capitalism, Soviet communism and the non-aligned countries
sān ge nǚ rén yī tái xì
three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
sān jí tiào yuǎn
triple jump (athletics)
hop, skip and jump
Sān dié jì
Triassic (geological period 250-205m years ago)
dì sān xiān
dish consisting of stir-fried potato, eggplant and green pepper
Sān Lüè
see "Three Strategies of Huang Shigong" 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huáng Shí gōng Sān Lüè]
Jiàn sān jiāng
Jiansanjiang, large-scale agricultural development in Sanjiang river plain in Heilongjiang
sān gū liù pó
women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
Táo yuán sān jié yì
the oath of brotherhood in the Peach Garden, sworn by Liu Bei 劉備|刘备, Zhang Fei 張飛|张飞 and Guan Yu 關於|关于 at the start of the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
liǎng miàn sān dāo
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
double dealing and back stabbing
jǐ cì sān fān
lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly
over and over again
Sān chóng xiàn
Mi'e prefecture in central Japan
Sān hé huì
Triads, organized crime society
Triad Society (early Qing anti-Manchu secret society)
Sān jiā cūn
lit. village of three households
name of essay column in Beijing newspaper from 1961-1966, written by Deng Tuo 鄧拓|邓拓, Wu Han 吳晗|吴晗 and Liao Mosha 廖沫沙, criticized as anti-party during the Cultural Revolution
sān qī kāi
ratio seventy to thirty
thirty percent failure, seventy percent success
Sān shān qū
Sanshan district of Wuhu city 蕪湖市|芜湖市[Wu2 hu2 shi4], Anhui
xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ
the new boss cracks the whip three times
a new broom sweeps clean
fig. vigorous new policies
sān hún qī pò
three immortal souls and seven mortal forms in Daoism, contrasting the spiritual and carnal side of man
Sān yuán qū
Sanyuan district of Sanming city 三明市[San1 ming2 shi4], Fujian
sān jiǔ tiān
the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year
dì sān shēng
third tone in Mandarin
falling-rising tone
sān gāng wǔ cháng
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)
Sān zàng fǎ shī
Tripitaka (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645
same as 玄奘
sān rén chéng hǔ
three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
gōng sān tóu jī
triceps brachii (back of the upper arm)
Sān wān xiāng
Sanwan township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
Sān Cáo
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
tuī sān zǔ sì
to use all sorts of excuses
Sān dì mén xiāng
Santimen township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan
Sān guó shǐ jì
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].
sān hé xián
triad
musical chord of three notes, such as major triad do-mi-so
Zhāng sān Lǐ sì
Zhang and Li (idiom); Zhang with tight trousers and Li with wide hat
Tom, Dick and Harry
rào liáng sān rì
reverberates around the rafters for three days (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)
Sān suì xiàn
Sansui county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[Qian2 dong1 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
zài sān zài sì
repeatedly
over and over again
bù xiào yǒu sān , wú hòu wéi dà
There are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst. (citation from Mencius 孟子 [Mèng zǐ])
Sān xiá wǔ yì
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
Sān dǎo Yóu jì fū
Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
Cháng sān jiǎo jīng jì qū
Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
Sān jiāng dòng zú zì zhì xiàn
Sanjiang Dong autonomous county in Liuzhou 柳州[Liu3 zhou1], Guangxi
Sān mín xiāng
Sanmin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan
Sān diāo jiǎo
Cape San Diego or Santiao, easternmost point of Taiwan Island
Sān dū xiàn
Sandu Shuizu autonomous county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
sān fēn shú
cooked three minutes
rare (of steak)
xī sān tiáo
Xisantiao (Beijing placename)
sān hào diàn chí
C size battery (PRC)
AA battery (Taiwan)
see 二號電池|二号电池 (C battery in Taiwan) and 五號電池|五号电池 (AA battery in PRC)
Dōng Huá Sān yuàn
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
sān guì jiǔ kòu
to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor)
lǎo sān piān
Lao San Pian, three short essays written by Mao Zedong before the PRC was established
sān gè chòu pí jiang , dǐng gè Zhū gě Liàng
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
Sān dōu shuǐ zú zì zhì xiàn
Sandou Shuizu autonomous county in Guizhou
Sān dū shuǐ zú zì zhì xiàn
Sandu Shuizu autonomous county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
fàn zhū jiāng sān jiǎo
the Pan-Pearl river delta (economic zone including the 5 provinces around Guangzhou and Hong Kong)
wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn
lit. One doesn't visit a temple without a cause. (idiom)
fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth)
having a hidden agenda
Zhè jiāng Sān mén xiàn
Sanmen County in Zhejiang
sān zú wū
three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology)
Korean: samjog'o
sān fān zhī luàn
Three feudatories rebellion against Qing 1673-1681 during the reign of Kangxi
sān fǎn yùn dòng
"Three Anti" campaign (anti-corruption, anti-waste, anti-bureaucracy), early PRC purge of 1951-52
Dōng fāng sān Bó shì
the Magi
the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story
liù tāo sān lüè
"Six Secret Strategic Teachings” 六韜|六韬[Lìu Tāo] and ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” 三略[Sān Lüè], two of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī Shū]
sān jiān shān zhǐ jiǎn
harringtonine (chemistry)
xiǎo sān dù
minor third (musical interval)
sān jiǎo zuò
Triangulum (constellation)
sān yòng biǎo
instrument console (diving)
sān duì sān dòu niú
three-on-three basketball game
Cháng jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu jīng jì qū
Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is best.
see also 三十六計|三十六计[sān shí lìu jì]
sān wèi bó shì
the Magi
the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story
Chūn qiū sān zhuàn
Three commentaries on the Spring and Autumn annals 春秋, including Mr Gongyang's annals 公羊傳|公羊传, Mr Guliang's annals 谷梁傳|谷梁传 and Mr Zuo's annals or Zuozhuan 左傳|左传
dà sān dù
major third (musical interval)
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò Zhū gě Liàng
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
sān yuán yùn suàn
ternary operator (computing)
bā èr sān pào zhàn
bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called second Taiwan strait crisis
sān chóu
animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power
sān zú jīn wū
three-legged Golden Crow that lives in the sun (in northeast Asian and Chinese mythology)
Korean: samjog'o
sān shí bā dù xiàn
thirty eighth parallel
dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea
sān guī yī
the Three Pillars of Faith (Buddha, dharma, sangha)
see also 三寶|三宝[san1 bao3]
Sān shuǐ xiàn
Sanshui county in Guangdong
sān fǎ sī
the three judicial chief ministries (in imperial China)
sān zì jiào huì
Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
sān jiǎo cè liáng fǎ
triangulation (surveying)
sān rén xíng , zé bì yǒu wǒ shī
If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
yī bǎn sān yǎn
lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar) (idiom); fig. scrupulous attention to detail
sān léng cǎo
sedge herb (Cyperus rotundus)
wǎng kāi sān miàn
to leave the net open on three sides (idiom); let the caged bird fly
to give one's opponent a way out
lenient treatment
Tài zǐ shí sān fēng
thirteen peaks of Meri 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]
sān ā yí
auntie, third eldest of sisters in mother's family
sān dié jì
Triassic (geological period 250-205m years ago)
also written 三疊紀|三叠纪
sān tǐ wèn tí
three-body problem (mechanics)
sān děng fēn jiǎo
trisection (math.)
trisecting an angle
sān huáng pào chuí
Paochui - "Three Emperor Cannon Punch" (Chinese Martial Art)
sān shí liù zì mǔ
thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
nán sān jiǎo zuò
Triangulum Australe (constellation)
sān yán liǎng jù
in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
Huáng Shí gōng Sān Lüè
”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong”, also known as Taigong Bing Fa 太公兵法[Tài gōng Bīng Fǎ], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī Shū], variously attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiāng Zǐ yá], Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[Huáng Shí gōng] or an anonymous author
Fǔ yuǎn sān jiǎo zhōu
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
sān gè nǚ rén yī gè xū
three women makes a crowd
Sān yì xiāng
Sanyi township in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
Sān fān pàn luàn
rebellion against the Qing of 1670s, pacified by Kangxi
sān jiǎo liǎng bù
hurriedly
just a few steps away
sān qīn liù gù
old friends and relatives
zēng sān hé xián
augmented triad (musical chord)
sān zì ài guó jiào huì
Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
zài shuāi sān jié
weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom); in terminal decline
on one's last legs
sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
sān cì mì
cube (third power, math.)
héng sān shù sì
in disorder
in a tremendous mess
sān xún jiǔ shí
lit. to have only nine meals in thirty days (idiom)
fig. (of a family) on the brink of starvation
in dire straits
sān mǎ tóng cáo
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
zháo sān bù zháo liǎng
scatter-brained
thoughtless
sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
pà sī kǎ sān jiǎo xíng
Pascal's Triangle (math.)
sān suǒ jǐn shé
copperhead race (Elaphe radiata), kind of snake
Sān jiāng shēng tài lǚ yóu qū
Sanjiang ecological tourist area in Wenchuan county 汶川县, northwest Sichuan
kāi sān cì fāng
cube root
to extract a cube root
tiáo sān wō sì
to sow the seeds of discord everywhere (idiom)
sān chá liù fàn
lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
zhōu sān jìng yī
circumference of a circle is proverbially three times its radius
Yī luò wǎ dǐ sān jiǎo zhōu
Irrawaddy delta in south Myanmar (Burma)
dà xiǎo sān dù
major and minor third (musical interval)
sān tàn táng
triose (CH20)3, monosaccharide with three carbon atoms, such as glyceraldehyde 甘油醛[gan1 you2 quan2]
bā sān lǎn sì
to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
sān yí jiào
the three foreign religions (Nestorianism, Manicheanism and Zoroastrianism)
huà dào zuǐ biān liú sān fēn
A still tongue makes a wise head. (idiom)
Zhāng sān , Lǐ sì , Wáng wǔ , Zhào liù
four proverbial names
Tom, Dick and Harry
lián sān bìng sì
one after the other
in succession (idiom)
kuáng sān zhà sì
to deceive and swindle across the board (idiom)
sān pēi céng dòng wù
triploblastic animals (having three germ layers)
tiǎo sān wō sì
to sow discord everywhere
Sān pǔ · Méi yuán
MIURA Baien (1723-1789), Japanese neo-Confucian philosopher and pioneer economist, author of The Origin of value 價原|价原
xiàn piào lìng hé gān sān lín suān
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
chuán sān guò sì
to spread rumors
to gossip
èr lǜ yì sān jù qíng suān nà
sodium dichloroisocyanurate
sān jiāo
variant of 三焦[san1 jiao1]
Qián Jiā sān dà jiā
Three great poets of the Qianlong and Jiaqing era (1735-1820), namely: Yuan Mei 袁枚, Jiang Shiquan 蔣士銓|蒋士铨 and Zhao Yi 趙翼|赵翼
sān qī kāi dìng lùn
thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao Zedong
sān kuàng lán
name of radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 22)
see also 匚[fang1]
xiǎo yuān huì sān
Obuchi Keizō (1937-2000), Japanese politician
Jiǔ sān Xué shè
Jiusan Society, one of the eight political parties of the CPC
bù xiào yǒu sān , wú hòu wéi dà
There are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst. (citation from Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3])
xià sān làn
variant of 下三濫|下三滥[xia4 san1 lan4]
xià sān làn
riffraff
scum
lowlife
despicable
inferior
Sān lù Jí tuán
Sanlu Group, Chinese state-owned dairy products company involved in the 2008 melamine poisoning scandal
èr lǜ yì sān jù qíng suān nà
sodium dichloroisocyanurate
rén yǒu sān jí
(jocularly) to need to answer the call of nature
Shí sān jīng
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]
gōu sān dā sì
to make hanky-panky
to seduce women
chū sān
third year in junior middle school
bīng dòng sān chǐ , fēi yī rì zhī hán
three feet of ice does not form in a single day (idiom); Rome wasn't built in a day
Liù tāo Sān lüè
"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 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
piān sān lún
old-style cycle with lateral third wheel and passenger seat
Sān lǐ hé
Sanlihe (Beijing street name)
Sān lǐ tún
Sanlitun (Beijing street name)
sān dào méi cǎo wú
(bird species of China) meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides)
Sān jiǎo zuò
Triangulum (constellation)
sān jiǎo jīn
sling (for a wounded arm)
Sān zì Jiào huì
Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
Sān zì Ài guó Jiào huì
Three-Self Patriotic Movement, PRC government-sanctioned Protestant church from 1949
Sān zì
abbr. for 三自愛國教會|三自爱国教会[San1 zi4 Ai4 guo2 Jiao4 hui4], Three-Self Patriotic Movement
Sān lián Shū diàn
Joint Publishing, book store chain and publisher, founded in Hong Kong in 1948
Sān lùn zōng
Three Treatise School (Buddhism)
sān zhēn jiǔ liè
(of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory
sān zhǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) Eurasian three-toed woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)
sān tuì
withdrawal from the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers of China
Sān dié jì
Triassic (geological period 250-205m years ago)
also written 三疊紀|三叠纪
sān jūn yòng mìng
(of a team) to throw oneself into the battle
sān zhǐ ōu
(bird species of China) black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
sān zhǐ yā què
(bird species of China) three-toed parrotbill (Cholornis paradoxa)
sān zhǐ cuì niǎo
(bird species of China) oriental dwarf kingfisher (Ceyx erithacus)
sān zhǐ bīn yù
(bird species of China) sanderling (Calidris alba)
huáng jiǎo sān zhǐ chún
(bird species of China) yellow-legged buttonquail (Turnix tanki)
huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī
shop around first and you won't get ripped off (idiom)
huò wèn sān jiā bù chī kuī
see 貨比三家不吃虧|货比三家不吃亏[huo4 bi3 san1 jia1 bu4 chi1 kui1]
shuō sān dào sì
to make thoughtless remarks (idiom)
to criticize
gossip
xiàn piào lìng hé gān sān lín suān
adenosine triphosphate (ATP)
lǎo sān sè
the three plain colors used for clothing in the PRC in the 1960s: black, gray and blue
guǎn tā sān qī èr shí yī
who cares
no matter what
regardless of the consequences
jīn bèi sān zhǐ zhuó mù niǎo
(bird species of China) common flameback (Dinopium javanense)
cháng sān
(old) high class prostitute
Cháng Sān jiǎo
Yangtze River Delta
abbr. for 長江三角洲|长江三角洲
Huáng Shí gōng Sān lüè
“Three Strategies of Huang Shigong”, also known as Taigong Bingfa 太公兵法[Tai4 gong1 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], variously attributed to Jiang Ziya 薑子牙|姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2], Huang Shigong 黃石公|黄石公[Huang2 Shi2 gong1] or an anonymous author
Mǎ sān jiā
Masanjia town in Yuhong District 于洪區|于洪区[Yu2 hong2 Qu1] in Liaoning, known for its labor camp where Falun Gong practitioners etc are believed to have been detained and tortured
wéi biān sān jué
lit. the leather binding (of the bamboo scroll) has broken three times
fig. to study diligently
gé sǎn chà wǔ
see 隔三差五|隔三差五[ge2 san1 cha4 wu3]
Cháng Jiāng Sān xiá
Three Gorges or Yangtze Gorges, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qu1 tang2 Xia2], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wu1 Xia2] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xi1 ling2 Xia2]
Cháng Sān jiǎo Jīng jì Qū
Yangtze River Delta Economic Zone (economic region including Shanghai, Zhejiang and Jiangsu)
dì sān zhuàng tài
"third state", borderline state between health and disease
Dì sān Dì guó
Third Reich, Nazi regime (1933-1945)
Chūn qiū Sān Zhuàn
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]
Xiǎo yuān Huì sān
Obuchi Keizo (1937-2000), Japanese politician, prime minister 1998-2000
fù bù guò sān dài
wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
Ān bèi Jìn sān
Abe Shinzo (1954-), Japanese LDP politician, prime minister 2006-2007 and from 2012
dà nián sān shí
last day of the lunar year
Chinese New Year's Eve
Wú Sān guì
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
shì yào sān fēn dú
every medicine has its side effect
Dōng sān Shěng
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]
Dōng huá Sān yuàn
Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (Hong Kong)
Dì sān Guó jì
see 共產國際|共产国际[Gong4 chan3 Guo2 ji4]
Máo Dèng Sān
Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory & the Three Represents
abbr. for 毛澤東思想|毛泽东思想[Mao2 Ze2 dong1 Si1 xiang3], 鄧小平理論|邓小平理论[Deng4 Xiao3 ping2 Li3 lun4] and 三個代表|三个代表[San1 ge4 Dai4 biao3]
zōng sān zhǐ chún
(bird species of China) barred buttonquail (Turnix suscitator)
Táo yuán Sān Jié yì
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]
lín sān zhǐ chún
(bird species of China) common buttonquail (Turnix sylvaticus)
Nán sān jiǎo zuò
Triangulum Australe (constellation)
sān xiàng diǎn
triple point (thermodynamics)
sān hé huì
triad, Chinese crime gang
triad society, anti-Manchu secret society in Qing-dynasty China
sān guāng
the sun, the moon, and the stars
sān ge nǚ rén yī tái xì
three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
sān gè nǚ rén yī gè xū
three women makes a crowd
Sān gè Dài biǎo
the Three Represents enunciated by Jiang Zemin 江澤民|江泽民 as the duty of the Chinese Communist party in 2001, namely: to represent productivity of an advanced society, forward progress of advanced culture and the fundamental interests of the people
Sān ge Shì jiè
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
sān lìng wǔ shēn
to order again and again (idiom)
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
you have sth to learn from everyone
Sān guāng Zhèng cè
Three Alls Policy (kill all, burn all, loot all), Japanese policy in China during WWII
sān gōng xiāo fèi
see 三公經費|三公经费[san1 gong1 jing1 fei4]
sān jù huà bù lí běn háng
to talk shop all the time (idiom)
Sān yuán Xiàn
Sanyuan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xian2 yang2], Shaanxi
sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is best.
see also 三十六計|三十六计[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4]
sān shí èr xiàng
the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha
Sān běi
China's three northern regions, 東北|东北[Dong1 bei3], 華北|华北[Hua2 bei3] and 西北[Xi1 bei3]
sān bāo
"three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund
sān gōng jīng fèi
"three public expenditures" of the PRC government, i.e. air travel, food and entertainment, and public vehicles
sān rén xíng , zé bì yǒu wǒ shī
If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
one day apart seems like three years (idiom)
yī rì sān cān
to have three meals a day
yī rì sān qiū
a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
yī chàng sān tàn
see 一倡三歎|一倡三叹[yi1 chang4 san1 tan4]
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
to make a terrible scene (idiom)
to throw a tantrum
yī chàng sān tàn
(of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
Sān Zhōng Quán huì
Third Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party, currently held every five years
sān bù guǎn
of undetermined status
unregulated
sān bù wǔ shí
(Tw) from time to time
frequently
sān xià liǎng xià
quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
sān xià wǔ chú èr
three, set five remove two (abacus rule)
efficiently
quickly and easily
sān qī èr shí yī
three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)
the facts of the matter
the actual situation
sān qī
pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb
sān bǎi liù shí háng
all walks of life (idiom)
every trade
sān zhù mén
(sports) (cricket) wicket (set of stumps and bails)
sān lǜ jiǎ wán
chloroform CHCl3
trichloromethane
Sān jiāng shēng tài lǚ yóu qū
Sanjiang ecological tourist area in Wenchuan county 汶川县, northwest Sichuan
Sān yáng
Sanyō, Japanese electronics company
Sān lüè
see 黃石公三略|黄石公三略[Huang2 Shi2 gong1 San1 lu:e4]
sān jiǎ
3rd rank of candidates who passed the imperial examination
sān shēng yǒu xìng
the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
(courteous language) it's my good fortune...
sān wǎ liǎng shè
places of pleasure (like brothels, tea houses etc)
sān bān dǎo
three-shift system (work rostering)
Sān pǔ Méi yuán
MIURA Baien (1723-1789), Japanese neo-Confucian philosopher and pioneer economist, author of The Origin of value 價原|价原[Jia4 yuan2]
Sān pǔ
Miura (Japanese surname and place name)
Sān yuè Jiē
Third Month Fair, traditional festival of the Bai Nationality 白族[Bai2 zu2]
Sān yuè
March
third month (of the lunar year)
sān zú
(old) three generations (father, self and sons)
three clans (your own, your mother's, your wife's)
Sān bǎo tài jiàn
Sanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2]
also written 三保太監|三保太监
sān guān dà dì
the three gods in charge of heaven, earth and water (Daoism)
Sān zì Jīng
Three Character Classic, 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in lines of 3 characters
sān tiān dǎ yú , liǎng tiān shài wǎng
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
sān tiān bù dǎ , shàng fáng jiē wǎ
three days without a beating, and a child will scale the roof to rip the tiles (idiom)
spare the rod, spoil the child
Sān Dà Jì lǜ Bā Xiàng Zhù yì
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
sān wéi
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]
Sān guó Yǎn yì
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, consistently portraying Liu Bei's Shu Han 劉備, 蜀漢|刘备, 蜀汉 as virtuous heroes and Cao Cao's Wei 曹操, 魏 as tyrannical villains
sān bǎo niǎo
(bird species of China) oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
sān cùn bù làn zhī shé
to have a silver tongue
to have the gift of the gab
sān tí zhuō
three-drawer desk (traditional Chinese piece of furniture)
Sān Jiào
the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)
sān zhèn
to strike out
strikeout (baseball, softball)
(Tw) to ditch
to eliminate from consideration
sān shǒu bìng
repetitive strain injury (resulting from frequent use of one's thumb, wrist etc)
Sān xiá Dà bà
Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River
Sān chà kǒu
At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]
sān wèi xiàn
shamisen, three-stringed Japanese musical instrument