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三五知己 (saam1 ng5 zi1 gei2) — several good friends in Cantonese

saamˉ¹三ngˏ₅五ziˉ¹知geiˊ²己
Mandarin Pinyin: san1 wu3 zhi1 ji3

Meaning of 三五知己

nounseveral good friends
nounseveral close friends

Characters in 三五知己

三saam1
three; third; thrice
五ng5
five; fifth
知zi1
know; understand; be aware of
己gei2
the sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems

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