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乾嘉三大家
qián jiā sān dà jiā
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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
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事不過三
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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二氯异三聚氰酸钠
èr lǜ yì sān jù qíng suān nà
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sodium dichloroisocyanurate
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二氯異三聚氰酸鈉
èr lǜ yì sān jù qíng suān nà
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sodium dichloroisocyanurate
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五讲四美三热爱
wǔ jiǎng sì měi sān rè ài
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the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)
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五講四美三熱愛
wǔ jiǎng sì měi sān rè ài
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the five emphases, four beauties and three loves (PRC policy introduced in 1981, including emphasis on manners, beauty of language and love of socialism)
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人有三急
rén yǒu sān jí
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(jocularly) to need to answer the call of nature
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伊洛瓦底三角洲
yī luò wǎ dǐ sān jiǎo zhōu
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Irrawaddy delta in south Myanmar (Burma)
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偏三轮
piān sān lún
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old-style cycle with lateral third wheel and passenger seat
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偏三輪
piān sān lún
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old-style cycle with lateral third wheel and passenger seat
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偏三轮摩托车
piān sān lún mó tuō chē
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motorbike with sidecar
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偏三輪摩托車
piān sān lún mó tuō chē
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motorbike with sidecar
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传三过四
chuán sān guò sì
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to spread rumors;
to gossip
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傳三過四
chuán sān guò sì
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to spread rumors;
to gossip
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两岸三地
liǎng àn sān dì
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China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)
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兩岸三地
liǎng àn sān dì
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China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau (media term used esp. since 1997)
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两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
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two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross;
double dealing and back stabbing
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兩面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
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two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross;
double dealing and back stabbing
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八二三炮战
bā èr sān pào zhàn
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bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called second Taiwan strait crisis
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八二三砲戰
bā èr sān pào zhàn
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bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called second Taiwan strait crisis
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公司三明治
gōng sī sān míng zhì
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club sandwich
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六韬三略
liù tāo sān lüè
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"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 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
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六韜三略
liù tāo sān lüè
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"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 姜子牙[Jiang1 Zi3 ya2]
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再三再四
zài sān zài sì
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repeatedly;
over and over again
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再衰三竭
zài shuāi sān jié
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weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom); in terminal decline;
on one's last legs
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