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sānhuángwǔdì three sovereigns 三皇[sān huáng] and five emperors 五帝[wǔ dì] of myth and legend
the earliest system of Chinese historiography

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        Sān/sān, surname San, three/3
        
        sānmíngzhì, sandwich (loanword)/CL:個|个[gè]
        sānshí, thirty/30
        
        Xīngqīsān, Wednesday
        Zhōusān, [週三], Wednesday
        
        
        
        sānjiǎo, triangle
        sānfēn, somewhat/to some degree
        shísān, thirteen/13
        sānfēnzhīyī, one third
        
        Sānyuè, March/third month (of the lunar year)
        
        sānbā, International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fù nǚ jié], 8th March/foolish/stupid
        
        dìsānshìjiè, Third World
        dìsānzhě, sb who is romantically involved with sb already in a committed relationship/the ...
        zàisān, over and over again/again and again
        sānjiǎozhōu, delta (geography)
        sānjiǎoxíng, triangle
        shuōsāndàosì, [說三道四], to make thoughtless remarks (idiom)/to criticize/gossip
        
        sānliú, third-rate/inferior
        
        sānwéi, [三維], three-dimensional/3D
        sānchángliǎngduǎn, [三長兩短], unexpected misfortune/unexpected accident/sudden death
        
        
        sānjí, [三級], grade 3/third class/category C
        
        
        sānsīérhòuxíng, [三思而後行], think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
        
        biēsān, [癟三], (Wu dialect) bum/wretched-looking tramp who lives by begging or stealing
        
        sānhéhuì, [三合會], triad, Chinese crime gang/triad society, anti-Manchu secret society in Qing-dyna...
        
        sānyècǎo, [三葉草], clover/trefoil
        Lǐbàisān, [禮拜三], Wednesday
        
        sānbùqǔ, trilogy
        sānjiǎojià, [三腳架], tripod/derrick crane
        jiēèrliánsān, [接二連三], one after another (idiom)/in quick succession
        
        
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        bànyèsāngēng, in the depth of night/late at night
        Sānxīng/sānxīng, Sanxing or Sanhsing township in Yilan county 宜蘭縣|宜兰县[Yí lán xiàn], Taiwan/Samsun...
        tiāosānjiǎnsì, [挑三揀四], to be picky/to be choosy
        sānlúnchē, [三輪車], pedicab/tricycle
        
        
        sānyuèfèn, March
        
        sānjūn, [三軍], (in former times) upper, middle and lower army/army of right, center and left/(i...
        sānshì, the Third (of numbered kings)
        
        huǒmàosānzhàng, to get really angry
        
        SānwèiYītǐ, [三位一體], Holy Trinity/trinity
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        sānjiǎokù, [三角褲], briefs/panties
        sānjiānqíkǒu, [三緘其口], (idiom) reluctant to speak about it/tight-lipped
        
        
        
        shìbùguòsān, [事不過三], a thing should not be attempted more than three times (idiom)/don't repeat the s...
退         tuìbìsānshè, [退避三捨], lit. to retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of super...
        sānqīèrshíyī, three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)/the facts of the matter/the actual situation
        yuēfǎsānzhāng, [約法三章], to agree on three laws (idiom)/three-point covenant/(fig.) preliminary agreement...
        sānbāo, "three-guarantee service": repair, exchange, refund
        
        sānyánliǎngyǔ, [三言兩語], in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
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        bùsānbùsì, dubious/shady/neither one thing nor the other/neither fish nor fowl/nondescript
        
        
        sānshēngyǒuxìng, the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)/(courteous language) it's my good fortun...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        sānliǎng, [三兩], two or three
        sānbǎo, [三寶], the Three Precious Treasures of Buddhism, namely: the Buddha 佛, the Dharma 法 (hi...
        
        
        
        zhāosānmùsì, lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth tha...
        
        
        chūsān, third year in junior middle school
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        shísānrì, thirteenth day of a month
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        sānjiàojiǔliú, the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucian...
        dīsānxiàsì, servile
        
        
        
        yībōsānzhé, calligraphic flourish with many twists/fig. many twists and turns
        sānyèchóng, [三葉蟲], trilobite
        
        
        
        
        gésānchàwǔ, every few days (idiom)
        xīnguānshàngrènsānbǎhuǒ, (of a newly appointed official) to make bold changes on assuming office (idiom)
        Sānyáng, Sanyō, Japanese electronics company
        Sānmíng, Sanming prefecture level city in Fujian
        
        
        
        Sānlíng, Mitsubishi
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        sānliánshèng, [三連勝], hat-trick (sports)
        
        
        ZhāngsānLǐsì, [張三李四], Zhang the Third and Li the Fourth (idiom)/Tom, Dick and Harry
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        sānwǔ, several/three or five
        
        
        
        
        sānwǔchéngqún, in groups of three or four (idiom)
        
        
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        sānduànlùn, [三段論], syllogism (deduction in logic)
        
        
        sānjiǎotiě, [三角鐵], triangle (musical instrument)/angle iron
        
        qísān, thirdly/the third
        sānfānwǔcì, over and over again (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        rùmùsānfēn, written in a forceful hand/penetrating/profound
        
        
        
        
        
        sānjiǎoxué, [三角學], trigonometry
        sānjiǎofǎ, trigonometry (math.)
        sānwénzhì, sandwich (loanword)
        
        
        
        chángsān, [長三], (old) high-class prostitute
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        sānbāndǎo, three-shift system (work rostering)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        sānbùguǎn, of undetermined status/unregulated
        sānxián, sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin ...
        
        Sānguó, [三國], Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history/several Three Kingdoms period...
        Sānyuán, Sanyuan County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[Xián yáng], Shaanxi
        
        
        
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        bùguǎnsānqīèrshíyī, regardless of the consequences/recklessly relying on a hopelessly optimistic for...
        
        
        
        
        
        sānléngjìng, [三稜鏡], (triangular) prism
        
        
        MùwèiSān, [木衛三], Ganymede (moon of Jupiter), aka Jupiter III
        
        
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        sāntiānliǎngtóu, [三天兩頭], lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day/frequently
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        JīnYǒngsān, Kim Young-sam (1927-), South Korean politician, president 1993-1998
        DàjiāngJiànsānláng, Oe Kenzaburo (1935-) Japanese novelist and 1994 Nobel laureate
        
        
        
        sānjiǎohánshù, [三角函數], trigonometric function
        
        
        dìsānshí, thirtieth
        
        
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        SānguóYǎnyì, [三國演義], Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong 羅貫中|罗贯中[Luó Guàn zhōng], one of t...
        
        
        
        
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        sānjítiào, [三級跳], triple jump (athletics)/hop, skip and jump
        
        sānfútiān, three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August...
        
        
        
        
        
        Sānmínzhǔyì, [三民主義], Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three Principles of the People (late 1890s)
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        Sānyà, [三亞], Sanya prefecture level city, Hainan
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        sānmèi, Samadhi (Buddhist term)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        shísāndiǎn, [十三點], half-witted/nitwit
        
        sāntiáo, [三條], three of a kind (poker)
        
        
        
        jǔyīfǎnsān, [舉一反三], to raise one and infer three/to deduce many things from one case (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        sāngùmáolú, [三顧茅廬], lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage/cf famous episode in the fictiona...
        
        
        
        
        
        sāntōng, T-joint/T-piece/T-pipe/three links
        
        
        
        
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        huánghòu, empress/imperial consort
        huángjiā, royal/imperial household
        huángdì, emperor/CL:個|个[gè]
        huángshì, royal family/imperial household/member of the royal family
        Jiàohuáng, Roman Catholic pope/Supreme Pontiff
        huángguān, crown (headgear)
        nǚhuáng, empress
        Huáng/huáng, surname Huang, emperor/old variant of 惶[huáng]
        huánggōng, [皇宮], imperial palace
        tiānhuáng, emperor/emperor of Japan
        huángshang, the emperor/Your majesty the emperor/His imperial majesty
        huángzú, the imperial family/royal kin
        guānmiǎntánghuáng, high-sounding/dignified/pompous (idiom)
        shāhuáng, czar (loanword)
        huángtàizǐ, crown prince
        fùlìtánghuáng, [富麗堂皇], (of houses etc) sumptuous (idiom)
        tángérhuángzhī, overt/to make no secret (of one's presence)/grandiose/with great scope
        huángwèi, the title of Emperor
        cānghuáng, [倉皇], in a panic/flurried
        
        huángjūn, [皇軍], imperial army (esp. Japanese)
        QínShǐhuáng, Qin Shihuang (259-210 BC), the first emperor
        lǎohuánglì, [老皇曆], (lit.) past years' almanac/(fig.) ancient history/obsolete practice/old-fashione...
        bǎohuángdǎng, [保皇黨], royalists
        tánghuáng, imposing/grand
        huángcháo, the imperial court/the government in imperial times
        
        huángliáng, [皇糧], lit. imperial funding for troops/funds or items supplied by the government
        Huángchéng, Imperial City, inner part of Beijing, with the Forbidden City at its center
        
        huángqīnguóqī, [皇親國戚], the emperor relatives (idiom); person with powerful connections
        
        huángquán, [皇權], imperial power
        
        
        tǔhuángdì, local tyrant
        YùhuángDàdì, Jade Emperor
        huángchǔ, [皇儲], crown prince
        
        
        
        huángzǐ, prince
        
        
        
        
        Tàishànghuáng, Taishang Huang/Retired Emperor/father of the reigning emperor/fig. puppet master
        huángtàihòu, [皇太後], empress dowager
        HuángMǎ, [皇馬], Real Madrid soccer team/abbr. for 皇家馬德里|皇家马德里

        wǔ, five/5
        dìwǔ, fifth
        Zhōuwǔ, [週五], Friday
        Xīngqīwǔ, Friday
        wǔshí, fifty
        shíwǔ, fifteen/15
        
        WǔjiǎoDàlóu, [五角大樓], the Pentagon
        
        Wǔyuè, May/fifth month (of the lunar year)
        
        
        
        
        
        Lǐbàiwǔ, [禮拜五], Friday
        wǔjīndiàn, hardware store/ironmonger's store
        
        
        
        
        wǔjiǎoxīng, pentagram
        
        
        
        
        
        wǔfēnzhīyī, one fifth
        
        èrbǎiwǔ, idiot/stupid person/a dope
        
        wǔxīngjí, [五星級], five-star (hotel)
        
        wǔjīn, metal hardware (nuts and bolts)/the five metals: gold, silver, copper, iron and ...
        
        wǔxīng, the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Sat...
        
        
        
        
        
        yīwǔyīshí, lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full deta...
        
        wǔyī, 5-1 (May 1st)
        
        
        wǔguān, five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳)/facial features
        
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        wǔwǔ, 50-50/equal (share, partnership etc)
        
        wǔtǐtóudì, [五體投地], to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
        
        wǔyuèfèn, May
        
        wǔcǎi, five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue)/multicolored
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        wǔyánliùsè, [五顏六色], multi-colored/every color under the sun
        wǔzàngliùfǔ, [五臟六腑], five viscera and six bowels (TCM)
        
        
        
        
        
        Wǔzhǐshān, Wuzhi or Mount Five Finger, Hainan/Wuzhishan City, Hainan
        wǔhuābāmén, [五花八門], myriad/all kinds of/all sorts of
        wǔyīn, five notes of pentatonic scale, roughly do, re, mi, sol, la/five classes of init...
        wǔzàng, [五臟], five viscera of TCM, namely: heart 心[xīn], liver 肝[gān], spleen 脾[pí], lungs 肺[f...
        
        
        
        wǔhuāròu, pork belly/streaky pork
        
        Wǔdài, Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        wǔcǎibīnfēn, [五彩繽紛], all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
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        Wǔtái, [五臺], Wutai city and county in Xinzhou 忻州[Xīn zhōu], Shanxi
        wǔniánjìhuà, [五年計劃], Five-Year Plan
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        wǔxiāng, five spice seasoned/incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (swe...
        
        wǔgǔ, [五穀], five crops, e.g. millet 粟[sù], soybean 豆[dòu], sesame 麻[má], barley 麥|麦[mài], ri...
        
        
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        gésānchàwǔ, every few days (idiom)
        
        
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        wǔguāngshísè, bright and multicolored/of rich variety/(fig.) dazzling/glitzy
        
        
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        wǔxíng, five phases of Chinese philosophy: wood 木, fire 火, earth 土, metal 金, water 水
        sānwǔ, several/three or five
        
        sānwǔchéngqún, in groups of three or four (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
        sānfānwǔcì, over and over again (idiom)
        
        
        
        
        
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        wǔgǔfēngdēng, [五穀豐登], abundant harvest of all food crops/bumper grain harvest
        
        
        
        
        
        Wǔyuèjié, [五月節], Dragon Boat Festival (the 5th day of the 5th lunar month)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        wǔbiānxíng, [五邊形], pentagon
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        guòwǔguānzhǎnliùjiàng, [過五關斬六將], lit. to cross five passes and slay six generals (idiom)/fig. to surmount all dif...
        
        
        wǔhúsìhǎi, all parts of the country
        
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        língdiǎnwǔ, [零點五], zero point five, 0.5/one half
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        Wǔyuè, [五嶽], Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tài Shān] in Shandong, M...
        
        
        
        
        wǔshì, the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        wǔzǐqí, five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe)/Japanese: gomoku/gobang
        
        
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        Shàngdì, God
        dìguó, [帝國], empire/imperial
        huángdì, emperor/CL:個|个[gè]
        dì, emperor
        dàdì, heavenly emperor/"the Great" (title)
        dìwáng, regent/monarch
        LuómǎDìguó, [羅馬帝國], Roman Empire (27 BC-476 AD)
        dìguózhǔyì, [帝國主義], imperialism
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        yùdì, the Jade Emperor
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        tǔhuángdì, local tyrant
        
        
        YùhuángDàdì, Jade Emperor
        
        
        
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        Dōngdìwèn, [東帝汶], East Timor (officially Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste)
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        ÀosīmànDìguó, [奧斯曼帝國], the Ottoman Empire
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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