瘪三 (癟三)
biē sān
Pinyin

Definition

瘪三 (癟三)
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biē sān
  1. (Wu dialect) bum
  2. wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging or stealing

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

三
Sān
  1. 1 surname San
三亚
Sān yà
  1. 1 Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
三分之一
sān fēn zhī yī
  1. 1 one third
三十
sān shí
  1. 1 thirty
  2. 2 30
三岔口
Sān chà kǒu
  1. 1 At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn]

Idioms (20)

一倡三叹
yī chàng sān tàn
  1. 1 (of literature, music) deeply moving (idiom)
一哭二闹三上吊
yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào
  1. 1 to make a terrible scene (idiom)
  2. 2 to throw a tantrum
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一日三秋
yī rì sān qiū
  1. 1 a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
一日不见，如隔三秋
yī rì bù jiàn , rú gé sān qiū
  1. 1 one day apart seems like three years (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哼，还不就是那个路口的小瘪三，动不动就要和我抬杠，说一些有的没的，真是莫名其妙！
hèng ，hái bù jiùshì nàge lùkǒu de xiǎo biēsān ，dòng bu dòng jiùyào hé wǒ táigàng ，shuō yīxiē yǒudeméide ，zhēn shì mòmíngqímiào ！
Hmph, who would it be but the little street rat on the corner, finding an excuse to argue with me at every opportunity and talking nonsense. He really takes the biscuit!
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哼，我大人不记小人过，宰相肚里能撑船！看那个瘪三能嚣张多久！
hèng ，wǒ dàren bù jì xiǎorén guò ，zǎixiàng dùlǐ néng chēng chuán ！kàn nàge biēsān néng xiāozhāng duō jiǔ ！
Hmph, I guess I am the bigger man, with the tolerance of a saint! Let's see how long that street rat will keep on ranting!
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