in group of threes and fives

in group of threes and fives

Three three five, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ā ns ā NW ǔ w ǔ, meaning three groups, five groups. From the song of picking lotus.

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in group of threes and fives

Pinyin

sānsānwǔwǔ

Citation explanation

A group of three, a group of five. Li Bai of Tang Dynasty wrote in the song of picking lotus: "who's home on the shore, you Yelang, three, five, you Chuiyang." Song Sushi's huanxisha: seeing the Ambassador with red makeup: seeing the Ambassador with red makeup, three three five five thorn fence gate. I'm going to step on Siro's skirt. Chapter 48 of romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong of Ming Dynasty. The next day, the village three three five, whispered. Ming donglugu crazy life "drunk wake stone" Chapter 14: but there is that evil thin robe, frivolous young, 3355, to see Su Xiucai ex-wife. In the 51st chapter of the chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty by Feng Menglong of the Ming Dynasty: "at night, the king of Zhuang went out to patrol the camp and heard about the soldiers in the camp. After three, three, five and five, he got together and said:" it's terrible to fight against Yin, it's hard to win! "

Analysis of Idioms

Three or five groups

Idiom usage

As a subject, an object, or an attribute