隔三差五
Chinese
to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide; to cut off |
three | differ from; short of; to lack differ from; short of; to lack; poor; send; a messenger; a mission; to commission; uneven; difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake |
five | ||
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trad. (隔三差五) | 隔 | 三 | 差 | 五 | |
simp. #(隔三差五) | 隔 | 三 | 差 | 五 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔㄚˋ ㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gésanchàwǔ
- Wade–Giles: ko2-san1-chʻa4-wu3
- Yale: gé-sān-chà-wǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gersanchahwuu
- Palladius: гэсаньчау (gɛsanʹčau)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɤ³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gaak3 saam1 caa1 ng5
- Yale: gaak sāam chā ńgh
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaak8 saam1 tsaa1 ng5
- Guangdong Romanization: gag3 sam1 ca1 ng5
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaːk̚³ saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰaː⁵⁵ ŋ̍¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 隔三差五