三點三 (saam1 dim2 saam1 | san1 dian3 san1) : 3.15pm; afternoon tea

Remove Adverts and gain lots of extra features
What is this page showing me?

三點三

saam1 dim2 saam1

san1 dian3 san1

[1] (literal) 3.15pm [2] (HK colloquial) afternoon tea break; high tea [3] (literal) 3.3

Meaning [3] would more likely be written "3.3" rather than "三點三"

Default PoS:

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

三點三 / 三点三

This word has been viewed 1 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by tym on 24th Oct 2013 03:16 and last edited on 24th Oct 2013 03:21

Output this word as a high resolution image

Characters in this word:

三 saam1 saam3 - three; several
點 dim2 - dot; point; drop; select; touch; instruct
三 saam1 saam3 - three; several

Showing 1 example containing 三點三

而家幾點鐘? 而家係三點三個字。粵
What time is it now? It's a quarter past three.

Forum Code to link to this word:
[big][url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/59025/]三點三[/url][/big]
HTML Code to link to this word:
<a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/words/59025/" class="chinesemed" target="_blank">三點三</a>
Decimal representation of this word: 三點三

Search CantoDict (safe search is on)

Please note, CantoDict currently supports searching for Simplified Chinese, but results will be returned in Traditional Chinese.

Hide Written and Spoken Hide Written 國 Hide Spoken粵

This page shows, from top to bottom:

a large version of the word in a traditional script font which you may need to install

: the Cantonese pronunciation of the word in jyutping. Also, CantoDict uses a unique "asterisk (*)" convention, to show readings such as jyu^4*2. For more information please see CantoDict Tone Conventions.

: the Mandarin pronunciation of the word in pinyin (only if present).
the meaning of the word, typed in by our volunteer editors
guidelines on whether the word can only be used in Spoken Cantonese etc (if nothing is present the word may be used in both Cantonese and Mandarin)
our arbitrarily assigned difficulty level
a smaller version of the character in a computerised, printed font
a list of each of the characters for the word, showing jyutping and meaning (if our dictionary contains that character)

this thread


Characters \| Words \| Sentences \| Chinese Translation \| Chinese Tests \| Forums \| Search Customise CantoDict \| My Vocab Lists \| Useful Reports and Stats \| CantoDict Forum