三五成群

See also: 三五成羣

Chinese

		three	five	to gather in great numbers
trad. (三五成群/三五成羣)		三	五	成群/成羣
simp. (三五成群)		三	五	成群

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānwǔ-chéngqún

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ ng⁵ sing⁴ kwan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānwǔ-chéngqún
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanwǔchéngcyún
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-wu³-chʻêng²-chʻün²
    • Yale: sān-wǔ-chéng-chyún
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanwuucherngchyun
    • Palladius: саньучэнцюнь (sanʹučɛncjunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰyn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ ng⁵ sing⁴ kwan⁴
    • Yale: sāam ńgh sìhng kwàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ ng⁵ sing⁴ kwan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ ng⁵ xing⁴ kuen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ ŋ̍¹³ sɪŋ²¹ kʷʰɐn²¹/

Idiom

三五成群

1. in groups of three or five