三 (saam1) — three; third; thrice in Cantonese
saamˉ¹三
Mandarin Pinyin: san1
Meaning of 三
nounthree; third; thrice
nounseveral; many; few
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Example Sentences with 三
你係咪睇緊三級片？
Are you watching porn?
我諗呢個方案以三個月為期可以做完。
I believe this project can be completed within three months.
而家幾點鐘? 而家係三點三個字。
What time is it now? It's a quarter past three.
聖誕之前剩番廿三日買嘢咋
There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas.
聖誕節之前只剩下二十三天買禮物了！
There are only 23 shopping days left until Christmas.
Words Containing 三
三絃樂器saam1 jin4 ngok6 hei3
rebec, rebeck; trichord Renaissance fiddle
十三sap6 saam1
thirteen; 13
繞梁三日jiu5 loeng4 saam1 jat6
sonorous and resounding (lit., "reverberates around the rafters for three days", esp. of singing voice)
三維電影saam1 wai4 din6 jing2
three-dimensional (3D) movie
三國志saam1 gwok3 zi3
History of the Three Kingdoms
三角戀愛saam1 gok3 lyun2 oi3
love triangle
兩三丁loeng5 saam1 ding1
describes a small population of people
三分saam1 fan1
trisection
攪三攪四gaau2 saam1 gaau2 sei3
to visit prostitutes; to get into trouble
三千saam1 cin1
three thousand; 3,000
三成熟saam1 sing4 suk6
medium-rare (for a steak)
第三產業dai6 saam1 caan2 jip6
tertiary industry; service sector
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