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saamˉ¹batˉ¹
Pinyin
san1 bu4
Translations
noun
"the three no's" (an example of an abbreviated slogan or catchphrase)
saamˉ¹batˉ¹gunˊ²
Pinyin
san1 bu4 guan3
Translations
noun
Another saying is three authorities do not interfere.
noun
Since there are "(lit.) three things that no body governs", which implies that no one has the authority over this place or matter. Therefore this phrase is used to refer to the place or matter that under no jurisdiction and under no one's administration.
noun
a place or matter under no jurisdiction, under no one's control:
saamˉ¹batˉ¹ziˉ¹
Pinyin
san1 bu4 zhi1
Translations
noun
to claim not to know the beginning, middle, and end of a matter; to claim complete ignorance (often under false pretense)
jatˉ¹manˍ₆saamˉ¹batˉ¹ziˉ¹
(一问三不知)
Pinyin
yi1 wen4 san1 bu4 zhi1
Translations
noun
ask a person about something and he will tell you that there are actually three things he doesn't know anything about (said of people who do not wish to give out information or cooperate)
batˉ¹saamˉ¹batˉ¹sei˗₃
Pinyin
bu4 san1 bu2 si4
Translations
noun
dubious, nondescript, shady, neither one thing nor the other