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
trad. (隔三差五)		隔	三	差	五
simp. #(隔三差五)		隔	三	差	五
alternative forms		隔三岔五

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gésānchàwǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔㄚˋ ㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaak³ saam¹ caa¹ ng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gésānchàwǔ
    • 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⁾/
• 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/

Idiom

隔三差五

1. every now and then; every so often; every once in a while

Synonyms

• 三不五時／三不五时 (sānbùwǔshí)
• (Hakka) 三不二時／三不二时