三折肱 sān zhé gōng ㄙㄢ ㄓㄜˊ ㄍㄨㄥ
- (lit.) break one's arm three times (to become a good doctor); (fig.) extensive experience (esp. gained through repeated hardship)
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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
折
- 存折 存摺 cún zhé ㄘㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄜˊ cyun4 zip3 passbook
- 打折 dǎ zhé ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄜˊ daa2 zit3 to give a discount
- 折合 zhé hé ㄓㄜˊ ㄏㄜˊ zit3 hap6 to convert into
- 折射 zhé shè ㄓㄜˊ ㄕㄜˋ zit3 se6 to refract
- 折扣 zhé kòu ㄓㄜˊ ㄎㄡˋ zit3 kau3 discount
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- 折叠 折疊 zhé dié ㄓㄜˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ zit3 dip6 to fold
- 折磨 zhé mó ㄓㄜˊ ㄇㄛˊ zit3 mo4 to torment; to torture
- 折腾 折騰 zhē teng ㄓㄜ ˙ㄊㄥ zit3 tang4 to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
- 挫折 cuò zhé ㄘㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˊ co3 zit3 setback
- 曲折 qū zhé ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ kuk1 zit3 winding
- 波折 bō zhé ㄅㄛ ㄓㄜˊ bo1 zit3 twists and turns
- 转折 轉折 zhuǎn zhé ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄜˊ zyun2 zit3 shift in the trend of events
- 骨折 gǔ zhé ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄜˊ gwat1 zit3 to suffer a fracture
- 转折点 轉折點 zhuǎn zhé diǎn ㄓㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄉㄧㄢˇ zyun2 zit3 dim2 turning point
- 九折 jiǔ zhé ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄜˊ gau2 zit3 10% off (price)
- 周折 zhōu zhé ㄓㄡ ㄓㄜˊ zau1 zit3 twists and turns
- 夭折 yāo zhé ㄧㄠ ㄓㄜˊ jiu2 zit3 to die young or prematurely
- 奏折 奏摺 zòu zhé ㄗㄡˋ ㄓㄜˊ zau3 zip3 memorial to the emperor (folded in accordion form)
- 对折 對摺 duì zhé ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄜˊ deoi3 zip3 to sell at a 50% discount
- 弯折 彎折 wān zhé ㄨㄢ ㄓㄜˊ waan1 zit3 to bend
肱
- 股肱 gǔ gōng ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥ gu2 gwang1 trusted aide
- 肱骨 gōng gǔ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄨˇ gwang1 gwat1 humerus
- 曲肱而枕 qū gōng ér zhěn ㄑㄩ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄦˊ ㄓㄣˇ kuk1 gwang1 ji4 zam3 lit. to use one's bent arm as a pillow (idiom)
- 肱三头肌 肱三頭肌 gōng sān tóu jī ㄍㄨㄥ ㄙㄢ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ gwang1 saam1 tau4 gei1 triceps brachii (back of the upper arm)
- 肱二头肌 肱二頭肌 gōng èr tóu jī ㄍㄨㄥ ㄦˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧ gwang1 ji6 tau4 gei1 bicipital muscle
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)
- 百折不挠 百折不撓 bǎi zhé bù náo ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄠˊ baak3 zit3 bat1 naau4 to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)
- 蠹众木折 蠹眾木折 dù zhòng mù zhé ㄉㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ dou3 zung3 muk6 zit3 Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom)
- 盘旋曲折 盤旋曲折 pán xuán qū zhé ㄆㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ pun4 syun4 kuk1 zit3 (idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously
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- 七折八扣 qī zhé bā kòu ㄑㄧ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄚ ㄎㄡˋ cat1 zit3 baat3 kau3 lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom)
- 迂回曲折 yū huí qū zhé ㄩ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ jyu1 wui4 kuk1 zit3 meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere
- 折戟沉沙 zhé jǐ chén shā ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄚ lit. broken halberds embedded in the sand (idiom)
- 折节读书 折節讀書 zhé jié dú shū ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄕㄨ zit3 zit3 duk6 syu1 to start reading furiously, contrary to previous habit (idiom)
- 朱云折槛 朱雲折檻 zhū yún zhé jiàn ㄓㄨ ㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ (idiom) Zhu Yun breaks the railing (Zhu Yun was a Han Dynasty official who accused the emperor's tutor of corruption, and when sentenced to death, clung to the palace hall railing so fiercely while demanding justice that he broke it); (fig.) to speak the truth with unwavering courage; to admonish fearlessly