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三七二十一 sān qī èr shí yī ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ㄧ saam1 cat1 ji6 sap6 jat1
- three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)
- the facts of the matter
- the actual situation
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三
- 三维 三維 sān wéi ㄙㄢ ㄨㄟˊ saam1 wai4 three-dimensional
- 三角 sān jiǎo ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ saam1 gok3 triangle
- 再三 zài sān ㄗㄞˋ ㄙㄢ zoi3 saam1 over and over again
- 三明治 sān míng zhì ㄙㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ saam1 ming4 zi6 (loanword) sandwich
- 三角形 sān jiǎo xíng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ saam1 gok3 jing4 triangle
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- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
- 举一反三 舉一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān ㄐㄩˇ ㄧ ㄈㄢˇ ㄙㄢ geoi2 jat1 faan2 saam1 to raise one and infer three
- 三C sān C ㄙㄢ C saam1 see 3C[san1 C]
- 三P sān P ㄙㄢ P saam1 (slang) threesome
- 三七 sān qī ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ saam1 cat1 pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb
- 三不 sān bù ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ saam1 bat1 the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)
- 三世 sān shì ㄙㄢ ㄕˋ saam1 sai3 the Third (of numbered kings)
- 三五 sān wǔ ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ saam1 ng5 several
- 三井 Sān jǐng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ saam1 zeng2 Mitsui (Japanese company)
- 三亚 三亞 Sān yà ㄙㄢ ㄧㄚˋ saam1 aa3 see 三亚市
- 三仇 sān chóu ㄙㄢ ㄔㄡˊ saam1 sau4 animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power
- 三代 sān dài ㄙㄢ ㄉㄞˋ saam1 doi6 three generations of a family
- 三伏 sān fú ㄙㄢ ㄈㄨˊ saam1 fuk6 the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏, 中伏 and 末伏, which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
七
- 七嘴八舌 qī zuǐ bā shé ㄑㄧ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˊ cat1 zeoi2 baat3 sit3 lively discussion with everybody talking at once
- 乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠ lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1 (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- 横七竖八 橫七豎八 héng qī shù bā ㄏㄥˊ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄚ waang4 cat1 syu6 baat3 in disorder
- 七事 qī shì ㄑㄧ ㄕˋ cat1 si6 (archaic) the seven duties of a sovereign
- 七十 qī shí ㄑㄧ ㄕˊ cat1 sap6 seventy
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- 七喜 Qī xǐ ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧˇ cat1 hei2 7 Up (soft drink)
- 七堵 Qī dǔ ㄑㄧ ㄉㄨˇ cat1 dou2 see 七堵区
- 七夕 Qī xī ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧ cat1 zik6 double seven festival, evening of seventh of lunar seventh month
- 七孔 qī kǒng ㄑㄧ ㄎㄨㄥˇ cat1 hung2 the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth
- 七彩 qī cǎi ㄑㄧ ㄘㄞˇ cat1 coi2 seven colors; a variety of colors
- 七律 qī lǜ ㄑㄧ ㄌㄩˋ cat1 leot6 verse form consisting of 8 lines of 7 characters, with rhyme on alternate lines (abbr. for 七言律诗)
- 七情 qī qíng ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧㄥˊ cat1 cing4 seven emotional states
- 七方 qī fāng ㄑㄧ ㄈㄤ cat1 fong1 (Chinese medicine) the seven kinds of prescriptions 大方, 小方, 缓方, 急方, 奇方, 偶方 and 重方 or 复方
- 七旬 qī xún ㄑㄧ ㄒㄩㄣˊ cat1 ceon4 70 years; one's seventies
- 七星 Qī xīng ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧㄥ cat1 sing1 see 七星区
- 七曜 qī yào ㄑㄧ ㄧㄠˋ cat1 jiu6 the seven planets of premodern astronomy (the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn)
- 七月 Qī yuè ㄑㄧ ㄩㄝˋ cat1 jyut6 July
- 七窍 七竅 qī qiào ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧㄠˋ cat1 hiu3 the seven apertures of the human head: 2 eyes, 2 ears, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth
- 七美 Qī měi ㄑㄧ ㄇㄟˇ cat1 mei5 Qimei or Chimei township in Penghu county 澎湖县 (Pescadores Islands), Taiwan
- 七声 七聲 qī shēng ㄑㄧ ㄕㄥ cat1 sing1 tones of the musical scale
二
- 二手 èr shǒu ㄦˋ ㄕㄡˇ ji6 sau2 indirectly acquired
- 二手车 二手車 èr shǒu chē ㄦˋ ㄕㄡˇ ㄔㄜ ji6 sau2 ce1 second-hand car
- 二维码 二維碼 èr wéi mǎ ㄦˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄚˇ ji6 wai4 maa5 2D barcode; matrix code
- 一干二净 一乾二淨 yī gān èr jìng ㄧ ㄍㄢ ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ jat1 gon1 ji6 zeng6 thoroughly (idiom)
- 二氧化碳 èr yǎng huà tàn ㄦˋ ㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄊㄢˋ ji6 joeng5 faa3 taan3 carbon dioxide CO2
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- 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr ㄉㄨˊ ㄧ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ duk6 jat1 mou4 ji6 (idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled
- 一二 yī èr ㄧ ㄦˋ jat1 ji6 one or two; a few
- 不二 bù èr ㄅㄨˋ ㄦˋ bat1 ji6 the only (choice, way etc)
- 幺二 么二 yāo èr ㄧㄠ ㄦˋ jiu1 ji6 one-two or ace-deuce (smallest throw at dice)
- 二七 Èr qī ㄦˋ ㄑㄧ ji6 cat1 see 二七区
- 二世 èr shì ㄦˋ ㄕˋ ji6 sai3 the Second (of numbered kings)
- 二代 èr dài ㄦˋ ㄉㄞˋ ji6 doi6 second generation
- 二伏 èr fú ㄦˋ ㄈㄨˊ ji6 fuk6 中伏
- 二来 二來 èr lái ㄦˋ ㄌㄞˊ ji6 loi4 secondly, ...
- 二便 èr biàn ㄦˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ji6 bin6 urination and defecation
- 二侧 二側 èr cè ㄦˋ ㄘㄜˋ ji6 zak1 two sides
- 二价 二價 èr jià ㄦˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ji6 gaa3 negotiable price
- 二元 èr yuán ㄦˋ ㄩㄢˊ ji6 jyun4 duality
- 二八 èr bā ㄦˋ ㄅㄚ ji6 baat3 16
十
- 十分 shí fēn ㄕˊ ㄈㄣ sap6 fan1 very
- 十足 shí zú ㄕˊ ㄗㄨˊ sap6 zuk1 ample
- 十字路口 shí zì lù kǒu ㄕˊ ㄗˋ ㄌㄨˋ ㄎㄡˇ sap6 zi6 lou6 hau2 crossroads
- 七十 qī shí ㄑㄧ ㄕˊ cat1 sap6 seventy
- 三十 sān shí ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ saam1 sap6 thirty
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- 九十 jiǔ shí ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕˊ gau2 sap6 ninety
- 二十 èr shí ㄦˋ ㄕˊ ji6 sap6 twenty; 20
- 五十 wǔ shí ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ng5 sap6 fifty
- 八十 bā shí ㄅㄚ ㄕˊ baat3 sap6 eighty
- 六十 liù shí ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄕˊ luk6 sap6 sixty
- 十一 Shí Yī ㄕˊ ㄧ sap6 jat1 PRC National Day (October 1st)
- 十一 shí yī ㄕˊ ㄧ sap6 jat1 eleven
- 十七 shí qī ㄕˊ ㄑㄧ sap6 cat1 seventeen
- 十三 shí sān ㄕˊ ㄙㄢ sap6 saam1 thirteen
- 十九 shí jiǔ ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ sap6 gau2 nineteen
- 十二 shí èr ㄕˊ ㄦˋ sap6 ji6 twelve
- 十五 shí wǔ ㄕˊ ㄨˇ sap6 ng5 fifteen
- 十位 shí wèi ㄕˊ ㄨㄟˋ sap6 wai2 the tens place (or column) in the decimal system
- 十倍 shí bèi ㄕˊ ㄅㄟˋ sap6 pui5 tenfold
- 十亿 十億 shí yì ㄕˊ ㄧˋ sap6 jik1 one billion
Idioms with these characters
- 巴三览四 巴三覽四 bā sān lǎn sì ㄅㄚ ㄙㄢ ㄌㄢˇ ㄙˋ baa1 saam1 laam5 sei3 to talk about this and that (idiom); to ramble incoherently
- 不三不四 bù sān bù sì ㄅㄨˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄙˋ bat1 saam1 bat1 sei3 (idiom) dubious; shady; neither one thing nor the other; neither fish nor fowl; nondescript
- 垂涎三尺 chuí xián sān chǐ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔˇ seoi4 jin4 saam1 cek3 to drool (over) (idiom)
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- 隔三差五 gé sān chà wǔ ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔㄚˋ ㄨˇ gaak3 saam1 caa1 ng5 (idiom) every few days; every once in a while
- 货比三家 貨比三家 huò bǐ sān jiā ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄧˇ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄚ fo3 bei2 saam1 gaa1 to shop around (idiom)
- 狡兔三窟 jiǎo tù sān kū ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄨˋ ㄙㄢ ㄎㄨ gaau2 tou3 saam1 fat1 lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows
- 几次三番 幾次三番 jǐ cì sān fān ㄐㄧˇ ㄘˋ ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ gei2 ci3 saam1 faan1 lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly
- 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 举一反三 舉一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān ㄐㄩˇ ㄧ ㄈㄢˇ ㄙㄢ geoi2 jat1 faan2 saam1 to raise one and infer three
- 狂三诈四 狂三詐四 kuáng sān zhà sì ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄙㄢ ㄓㄚˋ ㄙˋ kwong4 saam1 zaa3 sei3 to deceive and swindle across the board (idiom)
- 横七竖八 橫七豎八 héng qī shù bā ㄏㄥˊ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄚ waang4 cat1 syu6 baat3 in disorder
- 乱七八糟 亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠ lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1 (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- 七零八落 qī líng bā luò ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄚ ㄌㄨㄛˋ cat1 ling4 baat3 lok6 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
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- 七扭八歪 qī niǔ bā wāi ㄑㄧ ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄨㄞ cat1 nau2 baat3 waai1 misshapen
- 七窍生烟 七竅生煙 qī qiào shēng yān ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄕㄥ ㄧㄢ cat1 hiu3 sang1 jin1 lit. spouting smoke through the seven orifices (idiom)
- 七情六欲 qī qíng liù yù ㄑㄧ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄩˋ (idiom) various emotions and desires
- 七手八脚 七手八腳 qī shǒu bā jiǎo ㄑㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˇ cat1 sau2 baat3 goek3 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
- 七弯八拐 七彎八拐 qī wān bā guǎi ㄑㄧ ㄨㄢ ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄞˇ cat1 waan1 baat3 gwaai2 (idiom) twisting and turning
- 七折八扣 qī zhé bā kòu ㄑㄧ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄚ ㄎㄡˋ cat1 zit3 baat3 kau3 lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom)
- 乌七八糟 烏七八糟 wū qī bā zāo ㄨ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠ wu1 cat1 baat3 zou1 everything in disorder (idiom)
- 别无二致 別無二致 bié wú èr zhì ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ ㄓˋ bit6 mou4 ji6 zi3 (idiom) without the slightest difference
- 独一无二 獨一無二 dú yī wú èr ㄉㄨˊ ㄧ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ duk6 jat1 mou4 ji6 (idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled
- 二话不说 二話不說 èr huà bù shuō ㄦˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄨㄛ ji6 waa6 bat1 syut3 (idiom) not saying anything further; not raising any objection; without demur
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- 寡二少双 寡二少雙 guǎ èr shǎo shuāng ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄦˋ ㄕㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄤ gwaa2 ji6 siu3 soeng1 peerless
- 毫无二致 毫無二致 háo wú èr zhì ㄏㄠˊ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ ㄓˋ hou4 mou4 ji6 zi3 (idiom) without the slightest difference
- 略知一二 lüè zhī yī èr ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄓ ㄧ ㄦˋ loek6 zi1 jat1 ji6 (idiom) to know just a little; to have a rough idea
- 三心二意 sān xīn èr yì ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄦˋ ㄧˋ saam1 sam1 ji6 ji3 in two minds about sth (idiom)
- 说一不二 說一不二 shuō yī bù èr ㄕㄨㄛ ㄧ ㄅㄨˋ ㄦˋ syut3 jat1 bat1 ji6 to say one and mean just that (idiom); to keep one's word
- 数一数二 數一數二 shǔ yī shǔ èr ㄕㄨˇ ㄧ ㄕㄨˇ ㄦˋ sou2 jat1 sou2 ji6 (idiom) reckoned to be best or second best; one of the very best
- 三十而立 sān shí ér lì ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄦˊ ㄌㄧˋ saam1 sap6 ji4 laap6 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
- 十赌九输 十賭九輸 shí dǔ jiǔ shū ㄕˊ ㄉㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄨ sap6 dou2 gau2 syu1 lit. in gambling, nine times out of ten you lose (idiom)
- 十恶不赦 十惡不赦 shí è bù shè ㄕˊ ㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄜˋ sap6 ok3 bat1 se3 wicked beyond redemption (idiom)
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- 十拿九稳 十拿九穩 shí ná jiǔ wěn ㄕˊ ㄋㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄣˇ sap6 naa4 gau2 wan2 (idiom) to be a cinch; in the bag
- 十全十美 shí quán shí měi ㄕˊ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄕˊ ㄇㄟˇ sap6 cyun4 sap6 mei5 complete and beautiful
- 闻一知十 聞一知十 wén yī zhī shí ㄨㄣˊ ㄧ ㄓ ㄕˊ man4 jat1 zi1 sap6 lit. to hear one and know ten (idiom); fig. explain one thing and (he) understands everything
- 五光十色 wǔ guāng shí sè ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕˊ ㄙㄜˋ ng5 gwong1 sap6 sik1 (idiom) bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy
- 一目十行 yī mù shí háng ㄧ ㄇㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄤˊ jat1 muk6 sap6 hong4 ten lines at a glance (idiom)
- 一曝十寒 yī pù shí hán ㄧ ㄆㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄏㄢˊ jat1 buk6 sap6 hon4 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
- 一五一十 yī wǔ yī shí ㄧ ㄨˇ ㄧ ㄕˊ jat1 ng5 jat1 sap6 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
Example sentences
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孔子 下山 来 來 点名 點名 ， 点 點 到 谁 誰 谁 誰 就是 乌龟 烏龜 ； 不管 三七二十一 ， 我 妈 媽 说 說 选 選 一个 一個 ， 最好 的 一个 一個 ， 就 ！ 是 ！ 你 ！
Confucius came down the mountain to call the roll; whoever gets called is a turtle. Regardless of three sevens twenty-one, my mom said pick one, the best one, it's you!
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