sān shí ér lì
thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
nián sān shí
last day of the lunar year
Chinese New Year's Eve
sān shí nián lái
for the past thirty years
sān shí liù jì
The Thirty-Six Stratagems, a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, and in civil interaction
all the possible schemes and stratagems
sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is best.
see also 三十六計|三十六计[sān shí lìu jì]
sān shí bā dù xiàn
thirty eighth parallel
dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea
sān shí liù zì mǔ
thirty six initial consonants of Song phonetic theory
sān shí èr xiàng
the thirty-two physical characteristics of Buddha
sān shí liù jì , zǒu wéi shàng cè
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, fleeing is best.
see also 三十六計|三十六计[san1 shi2 liu4 ji4]
dà nián sān shí
last day of the lunar year
Chinese New Year's Eve