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礼拜三
lǐ bài sān
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Wednesday
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三部曲
sān bù qǔ
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trilogy
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三脚架
sān jiǎo jià
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tripod;
derrick crane
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接二连三
jiē èr lián sān
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one after another (idiom);
in quick succession
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三星
sān xīng
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Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yi2 lan2 xian4], Taiwan;
Samsung (South Korean electronics company);
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
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半夜三更
bàn yè sān gēng
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in the depth of night;
late at night
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挑三拣四
tiāo sān jiǎn sì
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to be picky;
to be choosy
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三轮车
sān lún chē
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pedicab;
tricycle
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三月份
sān yuè fèn
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March
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三世
sān shì
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the Third (of numbered kings)
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三军
sān jūn
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(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
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火冒三丈
huǒ mào sān zhàng
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to get really angry
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三位一体
sān wèi yī tǐ
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Holy Trinity;
trinity
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三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
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(idiom) reluctant to speak about it;
tight-lipped
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三角裤
sān jiǎo kù
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briefs;
panties
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事不过三
shì bù guò sān
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a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom);
don't repeat the same mistake again and again;
bad things don't happen more than three times
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三七二十一
sān qī èr shí yī
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three sevens are twenty-one (idiom);
the facts of the matter;
the actual situation
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三包
sān bāo
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"three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund
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三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
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in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
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不三不四
bù sān bù sì
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dubious;
shady;
neither one thing nor the other;
neither fish nor fowl;
nondescript
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约法三章
yuē fǎ sān zhāng
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to agree on three laws (idiom);
three-point covenant;
(fig.) preliminary agreement;
basic rules
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退避三舍
tuì bì sān shè
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lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength;
a strategic withdrawal
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三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
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the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom);
(courteous language) it's my good fortune...
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三两
sān liǎng
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two or three
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三宝
sān bǎo
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the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order)
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