1. confused2. disorderly3. incoherent
1. lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)2. fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on3. complete ignorance
1. three, set five remove two (abacus rule)2. efficiently3. quickly and easily
1. all walks of life (idiom)2. every trade
无风三尺浪 無風三尺浪 wú fēng sān chǐ làng 1. lit. large waves in windless conditions (idiom)2. fig. trouble arising unexpectedly
长江三角洲 長江三角洲 cháng jiāng sān jiǎo zhōu Yangtze River Delta
三寸不烂之舌 三寸不爛之舌 sān cùn bù làn zhī shé 1. to have a silver tongue2. to have the gift of the gab
三句话不离本行 三句話不離本行 sān jù huà bù lí běn háng to talk shop all the time (idiom)
三江侗族自治县 三江侗族自治縣 sān jiāng dòng zú zì zhì xiàn Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, in Liuzhou City 柳州市[liǔ zhōu shì], Guangxi
三都水族自治县 三都水族自治縣 sān dū shuǐ zú zì zhì xiàn Sandu Shui Autonomous County, in Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture 黔南布依族苗族自治州[qián nán bù yī zú miáo zú zì zhì zhōu], Guizhou
此地无银三百两 此地無銀三百兩 cǐ dì wú yín sān bǎi liǎng lit. 300 silver taels not hidden here (idiom); fig. to reveal what one intends to hide
无事不登三宝殿 無事不登三寶殿 wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn 1. lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom)2. fig. to visit sb with an ulterior motive (esp. to ask for sth)
see 三更半夜[sān gēng bàn yè]
see 三都水族自治县[sān dū shuǐ zú zì zhì xiàn]
see 三江侗族自治县[sān jiāng dòng zú zì zhì xiàn]
see 黄石公三略[huáng shí gōng sān lüè]
see 三农问题[sān nóng wèn tí]
see 三都水族自治县[sān dū shuǐ zú zì zhì xiàn]
see 三门峡市[sān mén xiá shì]
variant of 下三滥[xià sān làn]
variant of 一唱三叹[yī chàng sān tàn]
see 共产国际[gòng chǎn guó jì]
variant of 隔三差五[gé sān chà wǔ]
the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)
animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power
sedan (automobile body type)
1. third of the five night watch periods 23:00-01:00 (old)2. midnight3. also pr. [sān jīn]
the Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty 曹魏, and were all three noted poets and calligraphers
abbr. for 三自爱国教会[sān zì ài guó jiào huì], Three-Self Patriotic Movement
the Three Su's (famous Song dynasty writers Su Xun 苏洵[sū xún] and his sons Su Shi 苏轼[sū shì] and Su Zhe 苏辙[sū zhé])
withdrawal from the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers of China
1. triple bond (chemistry)2. triple link
third (musical interval, e.g. do-mi)