三音 sān yīn ㄙㄢ ㄧㄣ saam1 jam1
- third (musical interval, e.g. do-mi)
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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
音
- 口音 kǒu yīn ㄎㄡˇ ㄧㄣ hau2 jam1 (linguistics) oral speech sounds
- 噪音 zào yīn ㄗㄠˋ ㄧㄣ cou3 jam1 rumble
- 发音 發音 fā yīn ㄈㄚ ㄧㄣ faat3 jam1 to pronounce
- 声音 聲音 shēng yīn ㄕㄥ ㄧㄣ sing1 jam1 voice
- 语音 語音 yǔ yīn ㄩˇ ㄧㄣ jyu5 jam1 speech sounds
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- 读音 讀音 dú yīn ㄉㄨˊ ㄧㄣ duk6 jam1 pronunciation
- 配音 pèi yīn ㄆㄟˋ ㄧㄣ pui3 jam1 dubbing (filmmaking)
- 录音 錄音 lù yīn ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄣ luk6 jam1 to record sound
- 音像 yīn xiàng ㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jam1 zoeng6 audio and video
- 音乐 音樂 yīn yuè ㄧㄣ ㄩㄝˋ jam1 ngok6 music
- 音节 音節 yīn jié ㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄝˊ jam1 zit3 syllable
- 音量 yīn liàng ㄧㄣ ㄌㄧㄤˋ jam1 loeng6 loudness
- 音响 音響 yīn xiǎng ㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˇ jam1 hoeng2 sound; acoustics; audio
- 收音机 收音機 shōu yīn jī ㄕㄡ ㄧㄣ ㄐㄧ sau1 jam1 gei1 radio
- 录音机 錄音機 lù yīn jī ㄌㄨˋ ㄧㄣ ㄐㄧ luk6 jam1 gei1 (tape) recording machine
- 音乐会 音樂會 yīn yuè huì ㄧㄣ ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ jam1 ngok6 wui2 concert
- 串音 chuàn yīn ㄔㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄣ cyun3 jam1 crosstalk
- 主音 zhǔ yīn ㄓㄨˇ ㄧㄣ zyu2 jam1 keynote
- 五音 wǔ yīn ㄨˇ ㄧㄣ ng5 jam1 five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la
- 今音 jīn yīn ㄐㄧㄣ ㄧㄣ gam1 jam1 modern (i.e. not ancient) pronunciation of a Chinese character
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)
- 空谷足音 kōng gǔ zú yīn ㄎㄨㄥ ㄍㄨˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄧㄣ hung1 guk1 zuk1 jam1 lit. the sound of footsteps in a deserted valley (idiom)
- 靡靡之音 mǐ mǐ zhī yīn ㄇㄧˇ ㄇㄧˇ ㄓ ㄧㄣ mei5 mei5 zi1 jam1 (idiom) decadent music
- 余音绕梁 餘音繞梁 yú yīn rào liáng ㄩˊ ㄧㄣ ㄖㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ jyu4 jam1 jiu5 loeng4 reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)