三皇 sān huáng ㄙㄢ ㄏㄨㄤˊ saam1 wong4
- the three legendary sovereigns of the third millennium BC: Suiren 燧人 Suì rén ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄣˊ , Fuxi 伏羲 Fú Xī ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧ and Shennong 神农 神農 Shén nóng ㄕㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˊ , or 天皇 Tiān huáng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄤˊ , 地皇 Dì huáng ㄉㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ and 人皇 Rén huáng ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
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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
皇
- 皇上 huáng shang ㄏㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄕㄤ wong4 soeng6 the emperor
- 皇后 huáng hòu ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄡˋ wong4 hau6 empress
- 皇室 huáng shì ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄕˋ wong4 sat1 royal family
- 皇宫 皇宮 huáng gōng ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥ wong4 gung1 imperial palace
- 皇帝 huáng dì ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ wong4 dai3 emperor
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- 人皇 Rén huáng ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ jan4 wong4 Human Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇
- 仓皇 倉皇 cāng huáng ㄘㄤ ㄏㄨㄤˊ cong1 wong4 in a panic
- 先皇 xiān huáng ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄤˊ sin1 wong4 emperor of a former dynasty
- 地皇 Dì huáng ㄉㄧˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ dei6 wong4 Earthly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇
- 堂皇 táng huáng ㄊㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ tong4 wong4 imposing
- 天皇 Tiān huáng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄤˊ tin1 wong4 Heavenly Sovereign, one of the three legendary sovereigns 三皇
- 女皇 nǚ huáng ㄋㄩˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ neoi5 wong4 empress
- 奶皇 nǎi huáng ㄋㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ naai5 wong4 variant of 奶黄
- 张皇 張皇 zhāng huáng ㄓㄤ ㄏㄨㄤˊ zoeng1 wong4 alarmed
- 教皇 jiào huáng ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ gaau3 wong4 (Catholicism) pope; pontiff
- 旁皇 páng huáng ㄆㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ pong4 wong4 variant of 彷徨
- 椰皇 yē huáng ㄧㄝ ㄏㄨㄤˊ je4 wong4 brown coconut; mature coconut
- 沙皇 shā huáng ㄕㄚ ㄏㄨㄤˊ saa1 wong4 czar (loanword)
- 父皇 fù huáng ㄈㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ fu6 wong4 (historical) term used by an emperor's son or daughter to address him
- 玉皇 Yù huáng ㄩˋ ㄏㄨㄤˊ juk6 wong4 Jade Emperor (in Taoism)
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)
- 仓皇出逃 倉皇出逃 cāng huáng chū táo ㄘㄤ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄔㄨ ㄊㄠˊ cong1 wong4 ceot1 tou4 to run off in a great panic (idiom)
- 翻老皇历 翻老皇曆 fān lǎo huáng lì ㄈㄢ ㄌㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˋ faan1 lou5 wong4 lik6 to look to the past for guidance (idiom)
- 富丽堂皇 富麗堂皇 fù lì táng huáng ㄈㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ fu3 lai6 tong4 wong4 (idiom) (of houses etc) sumptuous
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- 隔年皇历 隔年皇曆 gé nián huáng lì ㄍㄜˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧˋ gaak3 nin4 wong4 lik6 lit. almanac from years back (idiom)
- 冠冕堂皇 guān miǎn táng huáng ㄍㄨㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ gun1 min5 tong4 wong4 high-sounding
- 皇亲国戚 皇親國戚 huáng qīn guó qī ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧ wong4 can1 gwok3 cik1 the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections
- 皇天后土 huáng tiān hòu tǔ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄨˇ wong4 tin1 hau6 tou2 heaven and earth (idiom)
- 张皇失措 張皇失措 zhāng huáng shī cuò ㄓㄤ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄕ ㄘㄨㄛˋ zoeng1 wong4 sat1 cou3 panic-stricken (idiom)