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三不五時

简 三不五时 · 繁 三不五時
Mandarin · pinyin sān bù wǔ shí

Meanings

  1. (Tw) from time to time
  2. frequently
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三
sān · three
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
五
wǔ · five; surname
時
shí · time, season; era, age, period
时
shí · time, season; era, age, period
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1–4–3–2 · san1 bu4 wu3 shi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

saam1 bat1 ng5 si4

Cantonese word readings for 三不五時. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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phrase

  1. (Cantonese, Southern Min, Taiwanese Mandarin, Taiwanese Hakka) sometimes; from time to time; occasionally; now and then

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