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〣sānnumeral 3 in the Suzhou numeral system 蘇州碼子|苏州码子[Su1 zhou1 ma3 zi5]㪚sànvariant of 散[san4]三Sānsurname San三sānthree; 3傘sǎnumbrella; parasol; CL:把[ba3]叁sānvariant of 參|叁[san1]參sānthree (banker's anti-fraud numeral)叄sānvariant of 參|叁[san1]弎sānarchaic variant of 參|叁, banker's anti-fraud numeral three散sànto scatter; to break up (a meeting etc); to disperse; to disseminate; to dispel; (coll.) to sack散sǎnscattered; loose; to come loose; to fall apart; leisurely; powdered medicine毿sānlong-haired; shaggy潵sànto disperse water糝sǎnto mix (of powders)繖sǎndamask silk; variant of 傘|伞[san3]鏾sǎnthe trigger of a crossbow; crossbow饊sǎnused in 饊子|馓子[san3 zi5]鬖sānwild hair薩那Sà nàSana'a, capital of Yemen三拗湯sān ào tāngsan'ao decoction (TCM)三八sān bāInternational Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March; foolish; stupid三八大蓋Sān bā Dà gài(coll.) Arisaka Type 38 rifle (Japanese army rifle used 1905-1945)散白sǎn báibulk baijiu (i.e. clear Chinese liquor) (abbr. for 散裝白酒|散装白酒[san3 zhuang1 bai2 jiu3])三百六十行sān bǎi liù shí hángall walks of life (idiom); every trade三八節Sān bā jiéInternational Women's Day (March 8)三斑sān bān(Tw) common name for paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis)三板sān bǎnsampan散板sǎn bǎnto fall apart; opera section in free rhythm三班倒sān bān dǎothree-shift system (work rostering)三包sān bāo"three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund三寶sān bǎothe Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (his teaching), and the Sangha 僧 (his monastic order)三寶鳥sān bǎo niǎo(bird species of China) Oriental dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)三胞胎sān bāo tāitriplets三寶太監Sān bǎo tài jiànSanbao Eunuch, official title of Zheng He 鄭和|郑和[Zheng4 He2]; also written 三保太監|三保太监三八線sān bā xiàn38th parallel, forming the DMZ border between North and South Korea三倍sān bèitriple; three times as much; threefold三北Sān běiChina's three northern regions, 東北|东北[Dong1 bei3], 華北|华北[Hua2 bei3] and 西北[Xi1 bei3]三北防護林Sān běi Fáng hù línGreen Wall of China, a massive afforestation program on the eastern margin of the Gobi Desert aimed at stopping the desert's expansion, started in 1978 and planned to be completed by 2050三蹦子sān bèng zi(coll.) motorized three-wheeler三邊形sān biān xíngtriangle傘兵sǎn bīngparatrooper散兵sǎn bīngloose and disorganized soldiers; stragglers; fig. a loner散兵坑sǎn bīng kēngfoxhole (military)散兵遊勇sǎn bīng yóu yǒnglit. straggling and disbanded soldiers (idiom); fig. disorganized uncoordinated action散播sàn bōto spread; to disperse; to disseminate三不sān bùthe three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)散佈sàn bùto disseminate散步sàn bùto take a walk; to go for a walk三不管sān bù guǎnof undetermined status; unregulated三部曲sān bù qǔtrilogy; (fig.) three-stage process; three-part progression三不五時sān bù wǔ shí(Tw) from time to time; frequently三不朽sān bù xiǔthe three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德[li4 de2], one's service 立功[li4 gong1] and one's writings 立言[li4 yan2] (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4])三不沾sān bù zhānair ball (basketball)三不知sān bù zhīto know nothing about the beginning, the middle or the end; to know nothing at all3Csān Ccomputers, communications, and consumer electronics; China Compulsory Certificate (CCC)三Csān Csee 3C[san1 C]三曹Sān Cáothe Three Caos (Cao Cao 曹操 and his sons Cao Pi 曹丕 and Cao Zhi 曹植), who established the Wei or Cao Wei dynasty 曹魏, and were all three noted poets and calligraphers三叉戟sān chā jǐtrident三岔口Sān chà kǒuAt the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4]三茶六飯sān chá liù fànlit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes; to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)散場sàn chǎng(of a theater) to empty; (of a show) to end三長兩短sān cháng liǎng duǎnunexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death三叉神經sān chā shén jīngtrigeminal nerve三重Sān chóngSanchong, a district of New Taipei City 新北市[Xin1 bei3 Shi4], Taiwan; Mie (prefecture in Japan)