几次三番 | [jǐ cì sān fān, ㄐㄧˇ ㄘˋ ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ, 几 次 三 番 / 幾 次 三 番] lit. twice then three times (成语 saw); fig. repeatedly; over and over again #71,781 [Add to Longdo] |
三顾茅庐 | [sān gù máo lú, ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ, 三 顾 茅 庐 / 三 顧 茅 廬] lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage; cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times #73,190 [Add to Longdo] |
新官上任三把火 | [xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒ, ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ, 新 官 上 任 三 把 火] the new boss cracks the whip three times; a new broom sweeps clean; fig. vigorous new policies #85,937 [Add to Longdo] |
三跪九叩 | [sān guì jiǔ kòu, ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˋ, 三 跪 九 叩] to kneel three times and kowtow nine times (formal etiquette on meeting the emperor) #108,436 [Add to Longdo] |
三次 | [sān cì, ㄙㄢ ㄘˋ, 三 次] third; three times; (math.) degree three, cubic (equation) [Add to Longdo] |
周三径一 | [zhōu sān jìng yī, ㄓㄡ ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄧ, 周 三 径 一 / 周 三 徑 一] circumference of a circle is proverbially three times its radius [Add to Longdo] |
度 | [ど, do] (n, n-suf, ctr) time (three times, each time, etc.); times; (P) #340 [Add to Longdo] |
三回 | [さんかい, sankai] (n) three times [Add to Longdo] |
三次 | [さんじ, sanji] (n) three times; cubic; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
三唱 | [さんしょう, sanshou] (n, vs) 3 cheers; singing three times [Add to Longdo] |
三度 | [さんど(P);みたび, sando (P); mitabi] (n) (1) three times; thrice; (2) (さんど only) third (musical interval); (adv) (3) (みたび only) several times; often; frequently; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
三度三度 | [さんどさんど, sandosando] (n-adv) three times a day (of meals) [Add to Longdo] |
三拝 | [さんぱい, sanpai] (n) adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly; act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly [Add to Longdo] |
三倍;3倍 | [さんばい, sanbai] (n) three-fold; three times [Add to Longdo] |
三礼 | [さんらい;さんれい;みれい, sanrai ; sanrei ; mirei] (n) (See 三拝) adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly; act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly [Add to Longdo] |
週三回 | [しゅうさんかい, shuusankai] (exp) three times a week [Add to Longdo] |
長歌 | [ちょうか;ながうた, chouka ; nagauta] (n) (1) (See 短歌) traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; (2) (ながうた only) (See 長唄) long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century) [Add to Longdo] |