三不二時

Chinese

		three	not; no	two	o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
trad. (三不二時)		三	不	二	時
simp. (三不二时)		三	不	二	时

Pronunciation

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâm-put-ngi-sṳ̀
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sam-put-jī-sî / sam-put-jî-sî

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-put-ngi-sṳ̀
    • Hakka Romanization System: sam^ˊ bud^ˋ ngi sii^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ bud⁵ ngi⁴ si²
    • Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴ put̚² ŋi⁵⁵ sɨ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-put-jī-sî
    • Tâi-lô: sam-put-jī-sî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: samputjixsii
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ zi³³⁻²¹ si²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ put̚³²⁻⁴ d͡zi³³⁻¹¹ si²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: dated in Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-put-jî-sî
    • Tâi-lô: sam-put-jî-sî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: samputjisii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² put̚³²⁻⁴ d͡zi²⁴⁻²² si²⁴/

Idiom

三不二時

1. (Hakka, possibly dated in Hokkien) sometimes; from time to time; occasionally; now and then

Synonyms

• 三不五時／三不五时 (sānbùwǔshí)
• 隔三差五 (gésānchàwǔ)

References

• Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “sî”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, With the Principal Variations of the Chang-chew and Chin-chew Dialects. (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 420; New Edition, With Corrections by the Author., Thomas Barclay, Lîm Iàn-sîn 林燕臣, London: Publishing Office of the Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 420