三五 [－－]

Jyutping
Pinyin sān wǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. several
  2. three or five
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    三五成群，冇个好人
    三五成群，冇個好人
    saam1 ng5 sing4 kwan4, mou5 go3 hou2 jan4
    • a group of naughty people or gangsters
  2. Cantonese
    每逢周末，呢个郊野公园都有三五成群嘅游人烧嘢食。
    每逢週末，呢個郊野公園都有三五成群嘅遊人燒嘢食。
    mui5 fung4 zau1 mut6, ni1 go3 gaau1 je5 gung1 jyun2 dou1 jau5 saam1 ng5 sing4 kwan4 ge3 jau4 jan4 siu1 je5 sik6.
    • Every weekend, people come to this country park in small groups to have a barbecue picnic.
  3. Cantonese
    三五成群
    三五成群
    saam1 ng5 sing4 kwan4
    • in small groups; in groups of threes or fives
  4. Cantonese
    保养得好嘅话，部相机可以用返三五七年㗎。
    保養得好嘅話，部相機可以用返三五七年㗎。
    bou2 joeng5 dak1 hou1 ge3 waa2, bou6 soeng2 gei1 ho2 ji3 jung6 faan1 saam1 ng5 cat1 nin4 gaa3.
    • If you maintain the camera carefully, it will last for a couple of years.
  5. Cantonese
    同三五知己共聚，真系赏心乐事。
    同三五知己共聚，真係賞心樂事。
    tung4 saam1 ng5 zi1 gei2 gung6 zeoi6, zan1 hai6 soeng2 sam1 lok6 si6.
    • Gathering with close friends is pleasure.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    今日八号风球，大家唔使翻工，好多人约埋三五知己喺屋企开雀局。
    今日八號風球，大家唔使翻工，好多人約埋三五知己喺屋企開雀局。
    gam1 jat6 baat3 hou6 fung1 kau4, daai6 gaa1 m4 sai2 faan1 gung1, hou2 do1 jan4 joek3 maai4 saam1 ng5 zi1 gei2 hai2 uk1 kei2 hoi1 zoek3 guk6.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    闲暇时，约上三五好友，像〈小雅·南有嘉鱼〉中写的那样，共聚一堂，放下手机，放下包袱，喝几杯小酒，说几句真心话，或许你会突然发现，人生的美好，就在当下。
    閒暇時，約上三五好友，像〈小雅·南有嘉魚〉中寫的那樣，共聚一堂，放下手機，放下包袱，喝幾杯小酒，説幾句真心話，或許你會突然發現，人生的美好，就在當下。
    xián xiá shí ， yuē shàng sān wǔ hǎo yǒu ， xiàng ‘ xiǎo yǎ nán yǒu jiā yú ’ zhōng xiě de nà yàng ， gòng jù yī táng ， fàng xià shǒu jī ， fàng xià bāo fú ， hē jǐ bēi xiǎo jiǔ ， shuō jǐ jù zhēn xīn huà ， huò xǔ nǐ huì tū rán fā xiàn ， rén shēng de měi hǎo ， jiù zài dāng xià ．
    • In your free time, meet up with a few friends. As written in the Nan You Jiayu poem in the Xiaoya, get together, put down your mobile phone, lay down your baggage, have a quiet drink, and say a few words from the heart. Maybe you will suddenly find out that the beauty of life is the present moment.