三一三十一
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[edit]three | one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.) |
thirty-one; 31 | ||
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simp. and trad. (三一三十一) |
三 | 一 | 三十一 | |
Literally: “one divided by three is zero point three, leaving a one to the next digit”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄧ ㄙㄢ ㄕˊ ㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: san yi sanshíhyi
- Wade–Giles: san1 i1 san1-shih2-i1
- Yale: sān yī sān-shŕ-yī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: san i sanshyri
- Palladius: сань и саньшии (sanʹ i sanʹšii)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ i⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩³⁵ i⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saam1 jat1 saam1 sap6 jat1
- Yale: sāam yāt sāam sahp yāt
- Cantonese Pinyin: saam1 jat7 saam1 sap9 jat7
- Guangdong Romanization: sam1 yed1 sam1 seb6 yed1
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːm⁵⁵ jɐt̚⁵ saːm⁵⁵ sɐp̚² jɐt̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]三一三十一
- (division rule in abacus reckoning) one divided by three is zero point three, leaving a one to the next digit; 1/3=0.3……0.1
- (figurative) to divide fairly between 3 people
See also
[edit]- 二一添作五 (èr yī tiānzuò wǔ)