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三千saam1 cin1three thousand三及第saam1 kap6 dai6a type of pork congee; a metaphor for something half-baked and messy, burnt at the bottom, uncooked on the top; a writing style with the combination of classical Chinese, formal written Chinese and Cantonese.三口兩脷saam1 hau2 loeng5 lei6three mouths two tongues, which means lack of credibility三口六面saam1 hau2 luk6 min6be elaborate or clear about something三句不離本行saam1 geoi3 bat1 lei4 bun2 hong4person who talks constantly about his profession or usage of jargons (idiom)三合板saam1 gap3 baan2plywood三唔識七saam1 m4 sik1 cat1(slang) to not know someone; to be strangers;三國時代saam1 gwok3 si4 doi6Three Kingdoms period三姑六婆saam1 gu1 luk6 po4(slang) gossipy women who like to gossipy and sow discord三寸金蓮saam1 cyun3 gam1 lin4foot binding (a practice for female to bind the feet since 10th century China)三寸釘saam1 cyun3 deng1A short person三尖八角saam1 zim1 baat3 gok3irregular shapes; useless; incompatible三岔路口saam1 caa3 lou6 hau2at a crossroad三幅被saam1 fuk1 pei5describes a person who often repeats in talking about the same old things; topics; same old ways; same old stories三年saam1 nin4three years三幾saam1 gei2around three (quantity)三度空間saam1 dou6 hung1 gaan1Three-Dimensions三心兩意saam1 sam1 loeng5 ji3indecisive (idiom)三思saam3 si1a way of telling others to think twice before making any decision三急saam1 gap1three urges, which refers to the urge to urinate, excrete, or vomit三扒兩撥saam1 paa4 loeng5 but6describes a person who is very efficient in doing things三方saam1 fong1Trilateral; three sides; tripartite:三日saam1 jat6three days, third [date]三日兩夜saam1 jat6 loeng5 je6Three days and two nights三日兩頭saam1 jat6 loeng5 tau4A few days三更窮五更富saam1 gaang1 kung4 ng5 gaang1 fu3lit. 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三月二十一號saam1 jyut6 ji6 sap6 jat1 hou6March 21st三朝saam1 ciu4Three dynasties三朝元老saam1 ciu4 jyun4 lou5employee who worked under three transitions of management; minister who served three transitions of emperor in China's history三板saam1 baan2Sampan; dinghy三板斧saam1 baan2 fu2three-trick pony三枝桅saam1 zi1 ngai4barque