Bexngbiør samchiefn | 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 putjip sampøftien | 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.) | 無事無登三寶殿
Haysam'uy | Vladivostok | 海蔘威; 海參崴
Logsamky | LA | 洛杉磯
hoefthuie sambengti | ham sandwich | 火腿三明治
itjit-samchiw | 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 | meeting repeated difficulties; hitting one snag after another | 一波三折
kawthox iuo samkhud | The wily hare has three holes to his burrow | 狡兔有三窟
kuiesamsafm | costly | 貴參參
lasam'ar | dirty | 垃儳仔
lasammih | garbage | 垃儳物
lenghuun samsw | three qualities of the rational soul; faculties of the soul | 靈魂三司
lioghaykhofng samkwn | army; navy and air force | 陸海空三軍
put'samsii | frequently | 無三時
putsamputsux | not serious | 不三不四
putsamsii | frequently | 無三時
puttong sampør | a very fortunate person (Lit. hands don't need to move) | 無必勞動的富家人
sam'afhaang | cedar shop | 杉仔行
sam'afhw | cedar chips | 杉仔烌
sam'afkhof | cedar log | 杉仔箍
sam'afpafng | cedar panel | 杉仔枋
sam'afzhaa | cedar | 杉仔柴
sam'afzhux | cedar built house | 杉仔厝
sam'ar | Japan cedar; various species of fir and pine; conifers | 杉仔
sam'ui-itthea | the Trinity | 三位一體
sam'uii | three measurements of a woman; the vital statistics | 三圍
sam'unloarn | sauna | 三溫暖
sambengti | sandwich | 三明治
sambiin | of the people by the people and for the people | 三民
sambunhii | salmon | 三文魚; 鮭魚; 罐頭魚
sambunhuu | salmon | 三文魚
samchit'ar | rapporteur | 三七仔
samchitgvor kiafmzof | 375% rental reduction policy: the first step taken in Taiwan's land reform program; under which the ceiling of farm rental was fixed 375 of the yield | 三七五減租
samchiu | Japanese cedar, peacock pine, willow fir | 杉樹
samciafm-paxn | tricuspid valve | 三尖瓣; 三尖?
samcikiøo | three bridges | 三之橋
samcioong suoteg | three subserviences and four virtues of women ─ in ancient China a woman was required to obey her father before marriage; her husband during married life and her sons in widowhood. The four virtues are fidelity; physical charm; propriety in speech and ef | 三從四德
samcioong | three subserviences | 三從
samgoaan | three great principles (essence; breath; and spirit) the three primordial powers: heaven; earth and water | 神); 氣; 三元 (精
samgvor sengkuun | in groups of three or five | 三五成群
samhaang | lumber shop | 杉行
samhabthoo | mortar made of sand, lim, clay | 三合土
samhabthor | mortar | 三合土
samhieen | three-stringed mandolin | 三弦; 三絃
samhoafn liofngzhux | time and again; repeatedly | 三番兩次
samhof baxnsoex | three cheers | 三呼萬歲
samhunliogpheg | souls | 三魂六魄
samhuun chitpheg | three spirits and seven animal souls which a human possesses | 三魂七魄
samhuun | three souls of man: one ascends to heaven; one goes to earth; one stays with the corpse | 三魂
samjixkefng | trimetrical Classic; formerly the first primer in schools | 三字經
samkaeniuar | goddess of heaven | 三界娘仔
samkaix | the three metaphysical divisions of the world: desire, form, pure spirit | 三界
samkaix-loo | incense burner in worship of three gods | 三界路; 三界公香爐
samkaozuo | three hierarchs | 三教主
samkaux | the three religions: Confucianism; Buddhism and Taoism | 三教
samkaux-kiwliuu | 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 | Ku Klux Klan | 三K黨
samkhof | cedar log | 杉箍
samkiapparn | plywood | 三夾板; 三夾板,合板
samkiokkiofng | three bowls of modern ceremony | 三鞠躬
samkoaan hunlip | separation of the legislative; executive and judicial functions of a government | 三權分立
samkoafn | three worlds: heaven, earth, water | 三關; 三官
samkof | cedar mushroom | 杉菇
samkofng | the three headship: sovereign; husband; and father; the three offices of | 三公; 三綱
samkog | three kingdoms | 三國
samkux putli pwnhaang | talk shop frequently when conversing with people outside the talker's own profession; talking about one's own trade | 三句無離本行
samkwn | army navy airforce; armed forces | 三軍
samleeng-kviax | a prism | 三棱鏡; 三菱鏡
samleng gvofsyn | repeated orders and injunctions | 三令五申
samliau | pine or fir (material) | 杉料
sammui | samadhi, the most profound state of meditation, the best way of doing something | 三摩; 三昧
sampad | ridiculous (woman); silly; impudent and talkative (woman); dumb broad | 三八; 十三點
sampafn'ar | sampan | 舢舨仔
samparn | sampan; junk; barge | 舢板
sampat'oe | nonsese talk | 三八話
sampatcied | women's Day; March the 8th | 三八節; 婦女節
sampatkhuix | nonsense | 三八氣
sampoekef | popular chicken dish in Taiwan | 三杯雞
sampud | three No's | 三無
sampud-goxsii | once in a while | 三無五時
samputgoxsi'ar | once in a while | 三無五時仔
samputgoxsii | once in a long while; at long intervals; occasionally; every little once in a while | 三無五時
samputkoarn | referring to a lazy man who does not look after his own and his family's clothing; food and housing | 三無管; 三不管
samputterng | uneven | 三不等
samputty | know neither the beginning; the middle nor the end of a matter; complete ignorance (sometimes pretended) | 三無知; 三不知
sampøfhut | three perfect Buddha Shakyamuni; Amida Buddha; and Maitreya Buddha | 三寶佛
sampøftyn | three treasures | 三寶珍
sampør | the three jewels of Buddha | 三寶
sampør-tien | three treasures temple | 三寶殿
samsafm-gvofgvor | small groups of people scattered here and there | 三三五五
samsefng iwheng | greatest fortune in three incarnations: to make friends with worthy persons or to marry a virtuous and beautiful wife | 三生有幸
samsefng | the sacrifices of pig; sheep and ox; three kinds of (animal) offerings | 三牲
samseg | three color | 三色
samseklaang | diversity | 三色人
samsiiwzun | occasionally | 三時有陣
samsimliofng'ix | undecided; hesitate | 三心兩意
samsip jii lip | thirty years of age; when a man should stand on his own two feet | 三十而立
samsuliofng'ix | 2nd thought | 三思兩意
samsvoarlo | fork | 三線路
samsym liofng'ix | irresolute; vacillating; changeable; waver | 三心兩意
samsyn-gvofleng | give repeated orders | 三申五令
samtai tongtoong | three generations living under the same roof (under the extended family system) | 三代同堂
samtai | three generations; the Three Dynasties: Shiah; Shang and Jou | 周); 商; 三代 (夏
samthaezuo | 3rd prince | 三太子
samthaix | tristate | 三態
samthiabkie | triassic | 三疊紀
samthiau | pine post, fir post | 三柱; 杉柱
samthiøo-liogpix | resourceful person | 三頭六臂
samthofng | postal service, commerce and navigation between Taiwan and China | 三通
samtiaau-goanlør | high statesman of three reigns | 三朝元老
samtiauniar | a place in southern Tainan | 三貂嶺
samtøf | three abundances (abundance of blessings; abundance of longevity; abundance of male offspring) which the people of old considered as the ingredients of happy life | 多壽; 三多 (多福; 多子)
samviuu | three oceans | 三洋
samzaai | the heaven; the earth and man | 三才
samzaan | short for streaky port | 三層
samzan'afbaq | bacon | 三層仔肉
samzan'ar | three layers | 三層仔
samzanbahthngf | bacon soup | 三層肉湯
samzanbaq | streaky pork; pork having fat and lean in alternate layers | 五花肉
samzay | heaven, earth and man, three powers | 三齋; 天地人
samzhaa | pine or fir lumber or wood | 三柴; 杉材
samzhafn | three meals: breakfast; lunch and supper | 三餐
samzhef | three-pronged fork; a trident | 三叉
samzhef-sinkefng | trigeminal nerve | 三叉神經
samzhelo | junction of three roads | 三岔路
samzhesuochiab | many wives | 三妻四妾
theapi samsiax | literally to retreat ninety li ─ to retreat as far as possible in the face of a strong adversary or contestant | 退避三舍
tvix-sampad | play silly | 裝三八
zawsamkoafn | run away to avoid trouble | 走三關
zøx samhiexn | 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)
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