三不 (saam1 bat1 | san1 bu4) : "the three no's" (an example of an abbreviated slogan or catchphrase)

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三不

saam1 bat1

san1 bu4

"the three no's" (an example of an abbreviated slogan or catchphrase)

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

三不

This word has been viewed 1291 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 23rd Jan 2006 02:37 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

三 saam1 saam3 - three; several
不 bat1 - not; no; un-

4 compounds containing this word:

不三不四 - dubious, nondescript, shady, neither one thing nor the other
三不知 - to claim complete ignorance
一問三不知 - ask a question and one claims complete ignorance
三不管 - place or matter under no jurisdiction, under no one's control

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十三不祥
13 is an unlucky number

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