三弦 sān xián ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄢˊ saam1 jin4
- sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra
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- 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
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- 扣人心弦 kòu rén xīn xián ㄎㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ kau3 jan4 sam1 jin4 to excite
- 上弦 shàng xián ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ soeng5 jin4 to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc
- 下弦 xià xián ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ haa6 jyun4 last quarter, aka third quarter (phase of the moon)
- 促弦 cù xián ㄘㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ cuk1 jin4 to tighten the strings (of a musical instrument)
- 口弦 kǒu xián ㄎㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄢˊ hau2 jin4 Jew's harp
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- 和弦 hé xián ㄏㄜˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ wo4 jin4 (music) chord
- 定弦 dìng xián ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ding6 jin4 tuning (stringed instrument)
- 弓弦 gōng xián ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄢˊ gung1 jin4 bowstring
- 弦数 弦數 xián shù ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ jin4 sou3 number of strings (of an instrument)
- 弦月 xián yuè ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋ jyun4 jyut6 half-moon
- 弦乐 弦樂 xián yuè ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋ jin4 ngok6 string music
- 弦歌 xián gē ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄍㄜ jin4 go1 to sing to a string accompaniment
- 弦论 弦論 xián lùn ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄣˋ jin4 leon6 string theory (in theoretical physics)
- 心弦 xīn xián ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄢˊ sam1 jin4 heartstrings
- 断弦 斷弦 duàn xián ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ dyun6 jin4 widowed
- 正弦 zhèng xián ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zing3 jin4 (math.) sine
- 琴弦 qín xián ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ kam4 jin4 string (of a stringed instrument)
- 续弦 續弦 xù xián ㄒㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄢˊ zuk6 jin4 (literary) (of a widower) to remarry
- 超弦 chāo xián ㄔㄠ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ciu1 jin4 superstring (physics)
- 余弦 餘弦 yú xián ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ jyu4 jin4 (math.) cosine
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)