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[1] three; third; thrice [2] several; many; few 1. Jyutping saam3 is used only in literary (e.g. 三思) or other rare compounds.
Default PoS: 2. 叁 is the variant and formal form used on checks, in accounting and banking.  Additional PoS:  Stroke count: 3
Level: 1
Radical: 一 (#1)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 23550 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 10th Jun 2013 15:37 |
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大三
daai6 saam1 = third-year university student
唔理三七廿一
m4 lei5 saam1 cat1 je6 jat1 = reject an objection to a course of action, “I don’t care”; regardless, irrespective 粵
三邑
saam1 jap1 = Sanyi: three regions Nanhai 南海, Panyu 番禺 and Shunde 順德
足三両
zuk1 saam1 loeng2 = Mcdonald's Quarter Pounder burger 粵
三點半
saam1 dim2 bun3 = 3:30; half past three
星期三
sing1 kei4 saam1 = Wednesday
三月
saam1 jyut6 = March
三個月
saam1 go3 jyut6 = trimester, three months
第三
dai6 saam1 = third
再三
zoi3 saam1 = again and againSee all 379 compounds (CantoDict reports 420 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 23 examples containing 三
一粒荔枝三把火。 粵
A lychee carries 'three fire'. [This references the Chinese concept of 'internal body heat' - '熱氣'. Lychees are said to be a very '熱氣' kind of fruit and this may be said with the term 'three fire'.]
張枱上面得翻三隻杯。 粵
Only three cups are left on the table. [In this sentence, the aspect marker 翻 merely connotes that there have been more than three cups on the table.] Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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