张三，李四，王五，赵六 張三，李四，王五，趙六 zhāng sān , lǐ sì , wáng wǔ , zhào liù (four proverbial names) Tom, Dick and Harry
百胜难虑敌，三折乃良医 百勝難慮敵，三折乃良醫 bǎi shèng nán lǜ dí , sān zhé nǎi liáng yī 1. (a line from a poem by the Tang poet Liu Yuxi 刘禹锡[liú yǔ xī]) one gains very little insight into one's enemy from a hundred victories, but he who breaks his arm three times will be a good doctor2. (fig.) one learns more from one's failures than from one's successes
三个臭皮匠，合成一个诸葛亮 三個臭皮匠，合成一個諸葛亮 sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè zhū gě liàng lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮 三個臭皮匠，賽過一個諸葛亮 sān gè chòu pí jiang , sài guò yī gè zhū gě liàng 1. lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom2. wisdom of the masses exceeds that of any individual
see 三江侗族自治县[sān jiāng dòng zú zì zhì xiàn]
variant of 三叠纪[sān dié jì]
see 三公经费[sān gōng jīng fèi]
三个和尚没水吃 三個和尚沒水吃 sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ chī see 三个和尚没水喝[sān gè hé shang méi shuǐ hē]
货问三家不吃亏 貨問三家不吃虧 huò wèn sān jiā bù chī kuī see 货比三家不吃亏[huò bǐ sān jiā bù chī kuī]
三十六计，走为上计 三十六計，走為上計 sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng jì see 三十六計，三十六计，走为上策[sān shí liù jì zǒu wéi shàng cè]
三个臭皮匠，胜过一个诸葛亮 三個臭皮匠，勝過一個諸葛亮 sān gè chòu pí jiang , shèng guò yī gè zhū gě liàng variant of 三個臭皮匠，三个臭皮匠，赛过一个诸葛亮[sān gè chòu pí jiang sài guò yī gè zhū gě liàng]
(old) high-class prostitute
(Tw) (vulgar) what the hell? (from Taiwanese 啥潲, Tai-lo pr. [siánn-siâ], equivalent to Mandarin 什么[shén me])
(Tw) common name for paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis)
1. (Tw) from time to time2. frequently
三联式发票 三聯式發票 sān lián shì fā piào (Tw) triplicate uniform invoice, a type of receipt 统一发票[tǒng yī fā piào] issued to a business or organization with a VAT identification number or 统一编号[tǒng yī biān hào]
总会三明治 總會三明治 zǒng huì sān míng zhì (Tw) club sandwich (variant of 总汇三明治[zǒng huì sān míng zhì])