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baq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: baq [[...]][i#] [p.]
meat, flesh, pork if not otherwise specified, pulp or edible part of fruit, blade of a knife
肉
Bexngbiør samchiefn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Beng'biør safm'chiefn [[...]][i#] [p.]
The mother of Mencius changed her abode three times, in order to get a better environment for her son's education.
孟母三遷
Bøo su pud jip sampøftien [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Bøo su pud jip safm'pør'tien [[...]][i#] [p.]
I need to see you, I have a favor to ask of you. (Lit. - Don't enter the emperor's office unless you have official business.)
無事不登三寶殿
buu safm putsenglea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: buu safm pud'seeng'lea [[...]][i#] [p.]
everything comes in three's, omne trinum perfectum
無三不成禮
zabsvatiarm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zap'svaf-tiarm; (safm'pad) [[...]][i#] [p.]
silly (slang), acting in a stupid manner which evokes delight and laughter rather than disgust, dumb broad
十三點,三八
zawsamkoafn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zao'safm'koafn [[...]][i#] [p.]
run away to avoid trouble
走三關
zenghoaa [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zefng'hoaa [[...]][i#] [p.]
essential and ornamental, the cream or choicest parts of literature, the essence, the flower of scholarship, chivalry
精華
chitpheg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: chid'pheg [[...]][i#] [p.]
seven inferior souls (Taoism)
七魄
cvigiin/cviguun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cvii'giin [[...]][i#] [p.]
money
錢
ciapji liensafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ciab'ji lieen'safm [[...]][i#] [p.]
one after the other, continuously, repeatedly
接二連三
zøx samhiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zøx safm'hiexn; zøx/zøex safm'hiexn [[...]][i#] [p.]
celebrate Taoist rites of thanksgiving in order to obtain good fortune or avert calamity (A larger version is called "cho-chio".)
做三獻(普渡)
haysofm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hae'sofm; (hae'safm) [[...]][i#] [p.]
a sea cucumber, sea slug
海蔘
habparn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hap'parn; (safm'kiab'parn) [[...]][i#] [p.]
plywood
合板,三夾板
hoan samsoaq [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoan safm'soaq [[...]][i#] [p.]
come under the baleful influence of the three malicious demons
犯三煞
hoefthuie sambengti [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hoea'thuie safm'beeng'ti; høea'thuie safm'beeng'ti [[...]][i#] [p.]
ham sandwich
火腿三明治
hunlip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hwn'lip [[...]][i#] [p.]
branch establishment, set up independently
分立
Iok'han Id, Ji, Safm sw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Iog'han Id, Ji, Safm sw [[...]][i#] [p.]
The First, Second and Third Epistles of John (Protestant)
約翰一 二 三書
id bun safm putty [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id bun safm pud'ty [[...]][i#] [p.]
Supposing you ask him, he knows neither the beginning, the middle, nor the end of the matter
一問三不知
itjit putkiexn juu samchiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'jit pud'kiexn juu safm'chiw [[...]][i#] [p.]
One day without seeing him or her is like three years.
一日不見如隔三秋
itjit samchiw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'jit safm'chiw [[...]][i#] [p.]
longing for loved ones or close friends far away (Lit. A single day seems as long as three years.)
一日三秋
itphøf samcied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'phøf safm'cied [[...]][i#] [p.]
meeting repeated difficulties, hitting one snag after another
一波三折
itthea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: id'thea [[...]][i#] [p.]
one body, the whole of, all, equally, uniformly
一體
Jiogbong Id, ji, Safm Sw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Jiok'bong Id, ji, Safm Sw [[...]][i#] [p.]
The First, Second and Third Epistles of John (Catholic)
若望一 二 三書
jit too samzhafn, ia too itsiog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jit too safm'zhafn, ia too id'siog [[...]][i#] [p.]
The people have no other ambition than food in their bellies and a roof over their head.
日圖三餐,夜圖一宿
kawthox iuo safm khud [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kao'thox iuo safm khud [[...]][i#] [p.]
The wily hare has three holes to his burrow.
狡兔有三窟
kyit'hoafnsafm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kie'id'hoarn'safm [[...]][i#] [p.]
to infer the rest from what is already known (Lit. to be able to infer "three" from only "one" that is known)
舉一反三
kiapparn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiab'parn; (kab'parn) [[...]][i#] [p.]
wedges, boards for supporting, pressing the sides of anything or for torturing, splint
夾板
kiokkiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiog'kiofng [[...]][i#] [p.]
bow, a bow (as a gesture of respect)
鞠躬
lenghuun samsw [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: leeng'huun safm'sw [[...]][i#] [p.]
three qualities of the rational soul, faculties of the soul
靈魂三司
lioghaykhofng samkwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liok'hae'khofng safm'kwn [[...]][i#] [p.]
army, navy and air force
陸海空三軍
liofng'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: liorng'ix [[...]][i#] [p.]
insincere, equivocal
兩意
pheg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pheg [[...]][i#] [p.]
vigor, the soul, animal, inferior soul, animation, form, body
魄
put'haux iwsafm, bu'hiø uitai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'haux iuo'safm, buu'hiø uii'tai [[...]][i#] [p.]
Having no male heir is the gravest of three cardinal offenses against filial piety.
不孝有三,無後為大。
putsafm putsux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'safm pud'sux [[...]][i#] [p.]
neither one thing nor the other, insolent, formless, grotesque, incongruities in shape, appearance, manner
不三不四
puttong sampør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'tong safm'pør [[...]][i#] [p.]
a very fortunate person (Lit. hands don't need to move)
不必勞動的富家人
samhuun chitpheg [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'huun chid'pheg [[...]][i#] [p.]
three spirits and seven animal souls which a human possesses
三魂七魄
Samji-Kefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'ji'kefng; Safm'ji-Kefng [[...]][i#] [p.]
trimetrical Classic, formerly the first primer in schools
三字經
Safm jiin heeng, pid iuo gvor sw. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Safm jiin heeng, pid iuo gvor sw. [[...]][i#] [p.]
If three of us are walking together, at least one of the other two is good enough to be my teacher.
三人同行,必有我師。
samkaekofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'kaix'kofng [[...]][i#] [p.]
gods of heaven, earth and water
三界公
samkaux [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'kaux [[...]][i#] [p.]
the three religions: Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism
三教
samkaux kiwliuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'kaux kiuo'liuu [[...]][i#] [p.]
Lit. the three religions (Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism) and the nine schools (Confucianist, Taoist, Astrologist, Legalist, Nominalist, Mohist, Diplomatist, Miscellanist and Agriculturist) — people of all walks of life
三教九流
samkhetorng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'khef'torng [[...]][i#] [p.]
Ku Klux Klan
三K黨
samkiapparn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'kiab'parn; (hap'parn) [[...]][i#] [p.]
plywood
三夾板,合板
samkiokkiofng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'kiog'kiofng [[...]][i#] [p.]
three bows of modern ceremony
三鞠躬
samkoaan hunlip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'koaan hwn'lip [[...]][i#] [p.]
separation of the legislative, executive and judicial functions of a government
三權分立
Samkog [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Safm'kog [[...]][i#] [p.]
the three kingdoms, Wei, Shu and Wu, which existed in China from AD 222 to 265
三國
Samkokcix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Safm'kog'cix [[...]][i#] [p.]
History of the Three Kingdoms
三國誌
samkux putli pwnhaang [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'kux pud'li purn'haang [[...]][i#] [p.]
talk shop frequently when conversing with people outside the talker's own profession, talking about one's own trade
三句不離本行
samkwn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'kwn [[...]][i#] [p.]
armed forces
三軍
samleng gvofsyn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'leng gvor'syn [[...]][i#] [p.]
repeated orders and injunctions
三令五申
samgvor sengkuun [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'gvor seeng'kuun [[...]][i#] [p.]
in groups of three or five
三五成群
Sam'oong laitiaau [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Safm'oong laai'tiaau [[...]][i#] [p.]
Epiphany (obsolete Catholic)
三王來朝
samparn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'parn [[...]][i#] [p.]
sampan
舢舨
sampad [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'pad [[...]][i#] [p.]
silly, impudent and talkative (woman), dumb broad
三八,十三點
sampatcied [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'pad'cied; (hu'lie'cied) [[...]][i#] [p.]
women's Day, March the 8th
三八節,婦女節
sampøfhut [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'pør'hut [[...]][i#] [p.]
three perfect Buddha Shakyamuni, Amida Buddha, and Maitreya Buddha
三寶佛
sampud-goxsii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'pud'go'sii; safm'pud-go'sii [[...]][i#] [p.]
once in a long while, at long intervals, occasionally, every little once in a while
偶而
safm put'heng: siaolieen soxng hu, tionglieen soxng zhef, boafnlieen bøo zuo [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm pud'heng: siaux'lieen soxng hu, tiofng'lieen soxng zhef, boarn'lieen bøo zuo [[...]][i#] [p.]
three greatest misfortunes in youth to lose one's father, in middle age to lose one's wife, in old age to have no son
三不幸,少年喪父,中年喪妻,晚年無子
samputkoarn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'pud'koarn [[...]][i#] [p.]
referring to a lazy man who does not look after his own and his family's clothing, food and housing
三不管
samputty [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'pud'ty [[...]][i#] [p.]
know neither the beginning, the middle nor the end of a matter, complete ignorance (sometimes pretended)
三不知
samsafm gvofgvor [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'safm gvor'gvor [[...]][i#] [p.]
small groups of people scattered here and there
三三五五
samsefng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'sefng [[...]][i#] [p.]
three kinds of (animal) offerings
三牲
samsefng iwheng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'sefng iuo'heng [[...]][i#] [p.]
greatest fortune in three incarnations: to make friends with worthy persons or to marry a virtuous and beautiful wife
三生有幸
samsym liofng'ix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'sym liorng'ix [[...]][i#] [p.]
irresolute, vacillating, changeable, waver
三心兩意
samsyn gvofleng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'syn gvor'leng [[...]][i#] [p.]
give repeated orders
三申五令
samsip jii lip [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'sip jii lip [[...]][i#] [p.]
thirty years of age, when a man should stand on his own two feet
三十而立
samtai [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'tai; (svaf'te) [[...]][i#] [p.]
three generations, the Three Dynasties: Shiah, Shang and Jou
三代(夏,商,周)
samtai tongtoong [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'tai toong'toong; (safm'tai toong'tngg) [[...]][i#] [p.]
three generations living under the same roof (under the extended family system)
三代同堂
samthiøo liogpix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'thiøo liok'pix [[...]][i#] [p.]
resourceful person
三頭六臂
samtiaau goanlør [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'tiaau goaan'lør [[...]][i#] [p.]
high statesman of three reigns
三朝元老
samtøf (tø'hog, tøsiu, tøzuo) [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'tøf (tøf'hog, tøf'siu, tøf'zuo) [[...]][i#] [p.]
three abundances (abundance of blessings, abundance of longevity, abundance of male offspring) which the people of old considered as the ingredients of happy life
三多(多福,多壽,多子)
sam'uii [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm'uii [[...]][i#] [p.]
three measurements of a woman, the vital statistics
三圍
sam'ui-itthea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Safm'ui id'thea; safm'ui-id'thea [[...]][i#] [p.]
three persons, One Nature — the Trinity
三位一體
svaf [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf; (safm) [[...]][i#] [p.]
three
三
svazhef [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: svaf'zhef; (safm'zhef) [[...]][i#] [p.]
three-pronged fork, a trident
三叉
safm [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: safm; (svaf) [[...]][i#] [p.]
three
三

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