Cantonese Dictionary

三幅被

saam1 fuk1 pei5

Mandarin: san1 fu2 bei4

describes a person who often repeats in talking about the same old things | topics; same old ways; same old stories

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三年

saam1 nin4

Mandarin: san1 nian2

three years

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三年抱兩

saam1 nin4 pou5 loeng5

have 2 babies in 3 years

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三年自然災害

saam1 nin4 zi6 jin4 zoi1 hoi6

the three years beginning with 1959 were known as the Three Years of Natural Disasters such that food was in desperate shortage and production fell dramatically as a result of the Great Leap Forward (大躍進)

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三幾

saam1 gei2

Mandarin: san1 ji3

Simplified: 三几

around three (quantity)

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三度板斧

saam1 dou6 baan2 fu2

Mandarin: san1du4 ban3fu3

to have a limited repertoire of skills [written and colloquial]

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三度空間

saam1 dou6 hung1 gaan1

Mandarin: san1 du4 kong1 jian1

Simplified: 三度空间

Three-Dimensions

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三從

saam1 cung4

Mandarin: san1 cong2

the three obediences: a woman must obey her father, then her husband, then her oldest son

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三心兩意

saam1 sam1 loeng5 ji3

Mandarin: san1 xin1 liang3 yi4

Simplified: 三心两意

indecisive (idiom)

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三思

saam3 si1

Mandarin: san1 si1

a way of telling others to think twice before making any decision

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三急

saam1 gap1

Mandarin: san1 ji2

three urges, which refers to the urge to urinate, excrete, or vomit

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三成熟

saam1 sing4 suk6

Mandarin: san1 cheng2shu2

medium-rare (for a steak) [written and colloquial]

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三房客

saam1 fong4 haak3

Mandarin: san1 fang2 ke4

sub-tenant

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三扒兩撥

saam1 paa4 loeng5 but6

Mandarin: san1 ba1 liang3 bo1

Simplified: 三扒两拨

describes a person who is very efficient in doing things

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三折

saam1 zit3

70% discount

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三指手

saam1 zi2 sau2

Mandarin: san1 zhi3 shou3

the middle finger

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三摩地

saam1 mo1 dei6

samadhi (Sanskrit loanword), a state of being completely focused or concentrated. Also exists as variant form "三昧".

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三撇

saam1 pit3

Mandarin: san1 pie3

Kangxi radical 59 彡

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三支手

saam1 zi1 sau2

Mandarin: san1 zhi1 shou3

a pickpocket

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三教

saam1 gaau3

The Three Teachings: Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism

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三教九流

saam1 gaau3 gau2 lau4

Mandarin: san1 jiao4 jiu3 liu2

1.the three main religions and nine schools of thought in ancient China 2.people from all different walks of life

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三文治

saam1 man4 zi6

Cantonese

sandwich - direct transliteration of the English word "sandwich"; Mandarin uses 三明治

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三文魚

saam1 man4 jyu4*2

Mandarin: san1 wen2 yu2

salmon -- 三文魚 comes from the transliteration of the English name; the formal name for this fish is 鮭魚 [Syn.] 沙門魚

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三文魚子

saam1 man4 jyu4 zi2

Mandarin: san1 wen2 yu2 zi3

salmon roe; red caviar

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三方

saam1 fong1

Mandarin: san1 fang1

Trilateral; three sides; tripartite:

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三日

saam1 jat6

Mandarin: san1 ri4

three days, third [date]

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三日兩夜

saam1 jat6 loeng5 je6

Mandarin: san1 ri4 liang3 ye4

Simplified: 三日两夜

Three days and two nights

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三日兩頭

saam1 jat6 loeng5 tau4

Mandarin: san1 ri4 liang3 tou2

Simplified: 三日两头

A few days

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三明

saam1 ming4

Mandarin: san1 ming2

Sanming (city in Fujian)

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三明治

saam1 ming4 zi6

Mandarin: san1 ming2 zhi4

sandwich [粵]: 三文治

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