三国 三國
三国 三國 Sān guó ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ saam1 gwok3
- Three Kingdoms period (220–280) in Chinese history
- any of several Three Kingdoms periods in Korean history, esp. from 1st century AD to unification under Silla 新罗 新羅 Xīn luó ㄒㄧㄣ ㄌㄨㄛˊ in 658
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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
国 國
- 中国 中國 Zhōng guó ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zung1 gwok3 China
- 亡国 亡國 wáng guó ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ mong4 gwok3 (of a nation) to be destroyed; to be subjugated
- 全国 全國 quán guó ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ cyun4 gwok3 whole nation
- 出国 出國 chū guó ㄔㄨ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ceot1 gwok3 to go abroad; to leave the country
- 列国 列國 liè guó ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ lit6 gwok3 various countries
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- 回国 回國 huí guó ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ wui4 gwok3 to return to one's home country
- 国中 國中 guó zhōng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄨㄥ gwok3 zung1 junior high school (Tw)
- 国内 國內 guó nèi ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄋㄟˋ gwok3 noi6 domestic
- 国君 國君 guó jūn ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄣ gwok3 gwan1 monarch
- 国土 國土 guó tǔ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄨˇ gwok3 tou2 country's territory
- 国境 國境 guó jìng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gwok3 ging2 national border
- 国外 國外 guó wài ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄞˋ gwok3 ngoi6 abroad
- 国学 國學 guó xué ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ gwok3 hok6 Chinese national culture
- 国家 國家 guó jiā ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ gwok3 gaa1 country; nation; state
- 国宝 國寶 guó bǎo ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄠˇ gwok3 bou2 national treasure
- 国小 國小 guó xiǎo ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ gwok3 siu2 elementary school (Tw)
- 国徽 國徽 guó huī ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨㄟ gwok3 fai1 national emblem
- 国情 國情 guó qíng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ gwok3 cing4 the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country
- 国庆 國慶 Guó qìng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄥˋ gwok3 hing3 National Day
- 国旗 國旗 guó qí ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧˊ gwok3 kei4 flag (of a country)
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)
- 保家卫国 保家衛國 bǎo jiā wèi guó ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ bou2 gaa1 wai6 gwok3 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
- 病国殃民 病國殃民 bìng guó yāng mín ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄤ ㄇㄧㄣˊ beng6 gwok3 joeng1 man4 to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)
- 病民蛊国 病民蠱國 bìng mín gǔ guó ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ beng6 man4 gu2 gwok3 to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)
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- 病民害国 病民害國 bìng mín hài guó ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ beng6 man4 hoi6 gwok3 to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)
- 蠹国害民 蠹國害民 dù guó hài mín ㄉㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ dou3 gwok3 hoi6 man4 to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)
- 富国强兵 富國強兵 fù guó qiáng bīng ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄧㄥ fu3 gwok3 koeng4 bing1 lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times
- 富可敌国 富可敵國 fù kě dí guó ㄈㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ fu3 ho2 dik6 gwok3 having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom)
- 国破家亡 國破家亡 guó pò jiā wáng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄤˊ gwok3 po3 gaa1 mong4 the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
- 国弱民穷 國弱民窮 guó ruò mín qióng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ gwok3 joek6 man4 kung4 the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
- 国色天香 國色天香 guó sè tiān xiāng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ gwok3 sik1 tin1 hoeng1 national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
Example sentences
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中国 中國 的 四大名著 是 《 西游记 西遊記 》《 三国演义 三國演義 》《 水浒传 水滸傳 》 和 《 红楼梦 紅樓夢 》。
The Four Great Classical Novels of China are Journey to the West (西遊記, Xī Yóu Jì), Romance of the Three Kingdoms (三國演義, Sānguó Yǎnyì), Water Margin (水滸傳, Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn), and Dream of the Red Chamber (紅樓夢, Hóng Lóu Mèng).
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