| Order |
Pronunciation |
Expression |
Explanations |
When pronounced in Mandarin & Mandarin counterpart(s) |
| 46 |
sa85 bu1go6 si2 a4 |
三 不過 四 子 |
Chance is thirty something percent. It happens from time to time, but not too often either. |
[san1 bu2guo4 si4 zi0] “偶爾。” |
| 38 |
san5ba5 |
三八 |
Shrewish. |
[san1ba1] “撒潑”， 或者 “好 撒潑。” |
| 73 |
sa85gang5 gho6gang1 |
三工 五工 |
Three days or five days. Always used to refer to skill or a situation that has to be developed over a long period of time, such as several years -- instead of "three days or five days." |
[san1gong1 wu3gong1] “那裏 是 三五天 就 成 得了 的！” |
| 138 |
sao4qiu1 ce81 |
掃帚 星 |
Comet. An ill-luck inducing person. |
[sao4zhou3 xing1] “剋星。” |
| 199 |
xiong6gai4 he4 |
上界 好 |
Best of the best. Good at the top extreme. |
[shang4jie4 hao3] “最最好。” |
| 43 |
sa1mi1 liao1bu1ki4 |
什麽 了不起 ！ |
What is the big deal! |
[shen2me0 liao3bu4qi3] “有 什麽 大不了 的 ！” |
| 99 |
se85 wei2a4 |
生 煨子 |
Cast iron wok for cooking. |
[sheng1 wei4zi0] “生鐵 翻砂 鑄成 的 鍋子。” |
| 148 |
se85go1 |
生菇 |
Gather mold. |
[sheng1gu1] “發霉。” |
| 147 |
se85sen1 |
生鏽 |
Gather rust. Rust. |
[sheng1xiu4] |
| 76 |
qin4cai4 |
剩菜 |
Treat as leftover stuff. To not be picky. To let it be as much as possible. To finish up with as little effort as possible. To horse-horse-tiger-tiger it. |
[sheng4cai4] “隨便”，“馬馬虎虎。” |