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saamˉ¹三gaangˉ¹更
Pinyin
san1 geng1
Translations
noun
11pm-1am; third two hours of the night (starting from 7pm)
saamˉ¹三gangˉ¹更kungˎ₄窮sei˗₃四gangˉ¹更fu˗₃富
(三更穷四更富)
Pinyin
san1 geng1 qiong2 si4 geng1 fu4
Translations
noun
poor one moment, rich the next; wealth and poverty is not constant, long-lasting, forever.
lokˍ₆落sauˊ²手daaˊ²打saamˉ¹三gangˉ¹更
Pinyin
luo4 shou3 da3 san1 geng1
Translations
noun
making a terrible mistake from the start
bun˗₃半jeˍ₆夜saamˉ¹三gaangˉ¹更
Pinyin
ban4 ye4 san1 geng1
Translations
noun
late at night [Syn.] 三更半夜, 夜半三更, 三更夜半
maaiˎ₄埋sauˊ²手daaˊ²打saamˉ¹三gaangˉ¹更
Pinyin
mai2 shou3 da3 san1 geng1
Translations
noun
[idiom] to describe a person did it wrong from the beginning
saamˉ¹三gangˉ¹更bun˗₃半je6/2夜
Pinyin
san1 geng1 ban4 ye4
Translations
noun
around mid-night
lokˍ₆落batˉ¹筆daaˊ²打saamˉ¹三gaangˉ¹更
(落笔打三更)
Pinyin
luo4 bi3 da3 san1 geng1
Translations
noun
to blunder at the very start; start off on the wrong foot; to falter at the gate; meet with initial setbacks; lose the first game
saamˉ¹三gaangˉ¹更kungˎ₄窮ngˏ₅五gaangˉ¹更fu˗₃富
(三更穷五更富)
Pinyin
san1 geng1 qiong2 wu3 geng1 fu4
Translations
noun
lit. poor at 3 o'clock and rich by 5, meaning one who has no financial planning, and spending all of what one's earn quickly