| 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。” |
| 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！” |
| 119 |
san1 bi5 ba1 |
瘦 比 八 |
Be skinny. |
[shou4 bi3 ba1] “瘦皮 猴。” |
| 111 |
san1be3 |
產婆 |
Midwife. |
[chan3po2] “接生 婆。” |
| 38 |
san5ba5 |
三八 |
Shrewish. |
[san1ba1] “撒潑”， 或者 “好 撒潑。” |
| 138 |
sao4qiu1 ce81 |
掃帚 星 |
Comet. An ill-luck inducing person. |
[sao4zhou3 xing1] “剋星。” |
| 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] |
| 62 |
shai2a4 |
師子 |
Apprentice. Student. |
[shi1zi0] “學徒。” |