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三不管
saam1 bat1 gun2
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a place or matter under no jurisdiction, under no one's control: [1]Since there are "(lit.) three things that no body governs", which implies that no one has the authority over this place or matter. Therefore this phrase is used to refer to the place or matter that under no jurisdiction and under no one's administration. [2]Another saying is three authorities do not interfere. Three things: [Kowloon Wall city] Prostitution, gamble and drugs; [ Nanshi, Tianjin] Dead bodies buried inappropriately, abduction or fraud and street fight.
Three authorities: [Kowloon Wall city] Chinese government, British-HK government and British government. [Nanshi, Tianji]China, France and Japan Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 2011 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Steph_fr on 12th Oct 2009 09:19 and last edited on 26th Oct 2009 17:21 |
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Characters in this word:三 saam1 saam3 - three; several不 bat1 - not; no; un- 管 gun2 - tube, pipe |
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