三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
Pinyin
Definition
三番五次
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- over and over again (idiom)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 surname San
- 1 five
- 2 5
- 1 next in sequence
- 2 second
- 3 the second (day, time etc)
- 4 secondary
- 5 vice-
- 6 sub-
- 7 infra-
- 8 inferior quality
- 9 substandard
- 10 order
- 11 sequence
- 12 hypo- (chemistry)
- 13 classifier for enumerated events: time
- 1 one-off (offer)
- 2 one-time
- 3 single-use
- 4 disposable (goods)
- 1 Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
Idioms (20)
一五一十
- 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
一倡三叹
- 1 (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
一哭二闹三上吊
- 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
- 2 to throw a tantrum
一问三不知
- 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
- 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
- 3 complete ignorance
一日三秋
- 1 a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)