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1 Three Gorges on the Chang Jiang or Yangtze, namely: Qutang Gorge 瞿塘峽|瞿塘峡[Qú táng Xiá], Wuxia Gorge 巫峽|巫峡[Wū Xiá] and Xiling Gorge 西陵峽|西陵峡[Xī líng Xiá]
2 Sanxia or Sanhsia town in New Taipei City 新北市[Xīn běi shì], Taiwan

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休

yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū

1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
3 in for a penny, in for a pound

一五一十

yī wǔ yī shí

1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail

一倡三叹

yī chàng sān tàn

1 (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)

一哭二闹三上吊

yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào

1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
2 to throw a tantrum

一问三不知

yī wèn sān bù zhī

1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
3 complete ignorance

Sample Sentences

正是因为如此，更让这旅行车有种生活感，平时生活里，谁三不五时有空开辆大车，漫山遍野地跑？为了骗你买，只好弄条狗来，搞得好像车子也是玩伴了。

zhèngshì yīnwèi rúcǐ ，gèng ràng zhè lǚxíng chē yǒu zhǒng shēnghuógǎn ，píngshí shēnghuó lǐ ，shéi sānbùwǔshí yǒukòng kāi liàng dà chē ，mànshānbiànyě de pǎo ？wèile piàn nǐ mǎi ，zhǐhǎo nòng tiáo gǒu lái ，gǎo de hǎoxiàng chēzi yě shì wánbàn le 。

This is the very reason they do it, to bring a sense of the everyday to the vehicle. In everyday life, who has the time to drive off in a big vehicle all the time on leisurely trips to the country? To fool you into buying, they have to put a dog in there, as if the car is a companion on the trip.

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