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三人成虎
saam1 jan4 sing4 fu2 |
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three men make a tiger (i.e., three people can be strong force to deal with); If something unfounded is mentioned and repeated by many, it will be accepted as and become the truth. Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:三 saam1 saam3 - three; several人 jan4 - person; human being 成 sing4 seng4 - succeed; achieve; grow; one tenth; whole 虎 fu2 - tiger |
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