sān tián
3 annual hunting bouts
3 qi points
yín
3rd earthly branch: 3-5 a.m., 1st solar month (4th February-5th March), year of the Tiger
ancient Chinese compass point: 60°
wèi
not yet
did not
have not
not
8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep
ancient Chinese compass point: 210°
sān jí
grade 3
third class
category C
pài
clique
school
group
faction
to dispatch
to send
to assign
to appoint
pi (Greek letter Ππ)
the circular ratio pi = 3.1415926
(loanword) pie
má
generic name for hemp, flax etc
hemp or flax fiber for textile materials
sesame
CL:縷|缕[lu:3]
(of materials) rough or coarse
pocked
pitted
to have pins and needles or tingling
to feel numb
yān
cigarette or pipe tobacco
CL:根[gen1]
smoke
mist
vapour
CL:縷|缕[lu:3]
tobacco plant
(of the eyes) to be irritated by smoke
shēn
to extend
to state
to explain
9th earthly branch: 3-5 p.m., 7th solar month (7th August-7th September), year of the Monkey
ancient Chinese compass point: 240°
chǒu
clown
2nd earthly branch: 1-3 a.m., 12th solar month (6th January to 3rd February), year of the Ox
ancient Chinese compass point: 30°
zhàng
measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m)
to measure
husband
polite appellation for an older male
Jiāo kǒu
Jiaokou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
Diāo Chán
Diaochan (-192), one of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4]
xiǎo sān
mistress
the other woman (coll.)
grade 3 in elementary school
kāi jiān
alcove
bay in a room
unit of length used for rooms, approx. 3.3 meters
píng
a plain
ping, unit of area equal to approx. 3.3058 square meters (used in Japan and Taiwan)
jué
ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle
nobility
zhǔ
"dot" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 3)
see also 點|点[dian3]
zhū
twenty-fourth part of a tael (2 or 3 grams)
Wén Kāng
Wen Kang (mid-19th century), Manchu-born novelist, author of The Gallant Maid 兒女英雄傳|儿女英雄传[Er2 nu:3 Ying1 xiong2 Zhuan4]
Ā lā bó shù zì
Arabic numerals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Xīng xiàn
Xing county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
sān bā
International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fu4 nu:3 jie2], 8th March
foolish
stupid
Zhōng yáng
Zhangyang county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
Sān zì jīng
Three character classic, a 13th century reading primer consisting of Confucian tenets in lines of 3 characters
yān suān
niacin (vitamin B3)
3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid C6H5NO2
nicotinic acid
Liǔ lín
Liulin county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
yuán zhōu lǜ
the circular ratio
pi = 3.1415926
jīng gé
crystal lattice (the regular 3-dimensional pattern formed by atoms in a crystal)
yín hǔ
Year 3, year of the Tiger (e.g. 2010)
Fāng shān
Fangshan county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
lài
a sound
a noise
musical pipe with 3 reeds
Fén yáng
Fenyang county level city in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
shí èr gōng
the twelve equatorial constellations or signs of the zodiac in Western astronomy and astrology, namely: Aries 白羊[Bai2 yang2], Taurus 金牛[Jin4 niu2], Gemini 雙子|双子[Shuang1 zi3], Cancer 巨蟹[Ju4 xie4], Leo 獅子|狮子[Shi1 zi3], Virgo 室女[Shi4 nu:3], Libra 天秤[Tian1 cheng4], Scorpio 天蠍|天蝎[Tian1 xie1], Sagittarius 人馬|人马[Ren2 ma3], Capricorn 摩羯[Mo2 jie2], Aquarius 寶瓶|宝瓶[Bao3 ping2], Pisces 雙魚|双鱼[Shuang1 yu2]
Xiào yì
Xiaoyi county level city in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
yù zhái zú
otaku, a Japanese term for people with obsessive interests such as anime, manga, and video games
see also 宅男[zhai2 nan2]
see also 宅女[zhai2 nu:3]
sān xián
sanxian, large family of 3-stringed plucked musical instruments, with snakeskin covered wooden soundbox and long neck, used in folk music, opera and Chinese orchestra
Wáng Zhāo jūn
Wang Zhaojun (52-19 BC), famous beauty at the court of Han emperor Yuan 漢元帝|汉元帝[Han4 Yuan2 di4], one of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3]
Lí shí
Lishi district of Lüliang city 呂梁市|吕梁市[Lu:3 liang2 shi4], Shanxi 山西
Shén nóng běn cǎo jīng
Shennong's compendium of materia medica, a Han dynasty pharmacological compendium, 3 scrolls
hán shí
cold food (i.e. to abstain from cooked food for 3 days around the Qingming festival 清明節|清明节)
the Qingming festival
Wén shuǐ
Wenshui county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
Shí lóu
Shilou county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
Jīng wèi
mythological bird, reincarnation of drowned daughter Nüwa 女娃[Nu:3 wa2] of Fiery Emperor 炎帝[Yan2 di4]
Lín xiàn
Lin county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
chuān
tritium 3H
radioactive isotope of hydrogen having 2 neutrons in its nucleus, so atomic weight 3
Jiāo chéng
Jiaocheng county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liang2], Shanxi 山西
ruǎn yù
nephrite
Ca(Mg,Fe)3(SiO3)4
shēn shí
3-5 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
wèi shí
1-3 pm (in the system of two-hour subdivisions used in former times)
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