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Jyutping saam1 jat6
Pinyin sān rì

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. three days, third [date]
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    过咗三日我先知原来佢失咗踪。
    過咗三日我先知原來佢失咗蹤。
    gwo3 zo2 saam1 jat6 ngo5 sin1 zi1 jyun4 loi4 keoi5 sat1 zo2 zung1 。
    • It was not until three days after that I knew she had disappeared.
  2. Cantonese
    我已经三日无瞓过喇,真系攰到死呀!
    我已經三日無瞓過喇,真係攰到死呀!
    ngo5 ji5 ging1 saam1 jat6 mou4 fan3 gwo3 laa3 , zan1 hai6 攰 dou3 sei2 aa3 !
    • I can't take it anymore! I haven't slept for three days!
  3. Cantonese
    我三日冇食嘢喇。
    我三日冇食嘢喇。
    ngo5 saam1 jat6 mou5 sik6 je5 laa3 。
    • I haven't eaten anything in the past three days.
    • I've eaten nothing for the past three days.
  4. Cantonese
    如果阿Tom嚟紧呢三日都唔覆我哋,我谂我哋应该写多封信俾佢。
    如果阿Tom嚟緊呢三日都唔覆我哋,我諗我哋應該寫多封信俾佢。
    jyu4 gwo2 aa3 T o m lai4 gan2 nei4 saam1 jat6 dou1 m4 fuk1 ngo5 dei2 , ngo5 nam2 ngo5 dei2 jing1 goi1 se2 do1 fung1 seon3 bei2 keoi5 。
    • If we don't receive Tom's reply within the next three days, I think we should write him again.
  5. Cantonese
    呢一切一切都喺三日之内发生。
    呢一切一切都喺三日之內發生。
    nei4 jat1 cai3 jat1 cai3 dou1 hai2 saam1 jat6 zi1 noi6 faat3 sang1 。
    • That all happened in just three days.
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    是十月三日。
    是十月三日。
    shì shí yuè sān rì 。
    • It's the third of October.
    • It's October the third.
    • Today is the third of October.
  2. Mandarin
    今天是二〇一六年十一月二十三日。
    今天是二〇一六年十一月二十三日。
    jīn tiān shì èr líng yī liù nián shí yī yuè èr shí sān rì 。
    • Today is 23 November 2016.
    • Today is 23rd November 2016.
    • Today is the twenty-third of November twenty-sixteen.
  3. Mandarin
    今天是二零一六年十一月二十三日。
    今天是二零一六年十一月二十三日。
    jīn tiān shì èr líng yī liù nián shí yī yuè èr shí sān rì 。
    • Today is 23 November 2016.
    • Today is 23rd November 2016.
    • Today is the twenty-third of November twenty-sixteen.
  4. Mandarin
    这张票三日有效。
    這張票三日有效。
    zhè zhāng piào sān rì yǒu xiào 。
    • The ticket holds good for three days.
    • This ticket is good for three days.
    • This ticket is valid for three days.
    • The ticket is good for three days.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢昏迷咗三日都仲未醒。
    佢昏迷咗三日都仲未醒。
    keoi5 fan1 mai4 zo2 saam1 jat6 dou1 zung6 mei6 seng2.
    • He has been in coma for three days, and he is still not awake.
  2. Cantonese
    三日同七个男人上床,条女正一公厕。
    三日同七個男人上牀,條女正一公廁。
    saam1 jat6 tung4 cat1 go3 naam4 jan2 soeng5 cong4, tiu4 neoi2 zing3 jat1 gung1 ci3.
    • She slept with 7 guys within 3 days, what a slut.
  3. Cantonese
    求下你俾个包我食吓啦!我已经三日冇食过嘢喇!
    求下你俾個包我食吓啦!我已經三日冇食過嘢喇!
    kau4 haa5 nei5 bei2 go3 baau1 ngo5 sik6 haa5 laa1! ngo5 ji5 ging1 saam1 jat6 mou5 sik6 gwo3 je5 laa3.
    • I'm begging you, please give me a bun to eat! I haven't eaten for three days already!
  4. Cantonese
    我斗紧我篇论文,斗咗三日三夜。
    我鬥緊我篇論文,鬥咗三日三夜。
    ngo5 dau3 gan2 ngo5 pin1 leon6 man2, dau3 zo2 saam1 jat6 saam1 je6.
    • I've been working on my essay. It's been three days and three nights so far.
  5. Cantonese
    有冇清呢三日都饮早茶?
    有冇清呢三日都飲早茶?
    jau5 mou5 cing1 lei1 saam1 jat6 dou1 jam2 zou2 caa4?
    • Any bro went to have breakfast tea in Chinese restaurant three days in a row?
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Cantonese
    三日时间太抆,我惊做唔切。
    三日时间太抆,我惊做唔切。
    saam1 jat6 si4 gaan3 taai3 man3, ngo5 geng1 zou6 m4 cit3.
    • Three days are barely enough. I fear I won't be able to complete (my work).
  2. Cantonese
    头尾搞咗三日
    头尾搞咗三日
    tau4 mei5 gaau2 zo2 saam1 jat6
    • worked on it for three days from start to finish
  3. Mandarin
    荒时暴月,向亲友乞哀告怜,借得几斗几升,敷衍三日五日,债务丛集,如牛负重。
    荒時暴月,向親友乞哀告憐,借得幾鬥幾升,敷衍三日五日,債務叢集,如牛負重。
    huāng shí bào yuè , xiàng qīn yǒu qǐ āi gào lián , jiè dé jǐ dǒu jǐ shēng , fū yǎn sān rì wǔ rì , zhài wù cóng jí , rú niú fù zhòng .
    • In hard times they piteously beg help from relatives and friends, borrowing a few tou or sheng of grain to last them a few days, and their debts pile up like loads on the backs of oxen.
  4. Mandarin
    “贝壳之美”特展近日至九月二十三日于左镇菜寮化石馆展出,由国立台湾博物馆提供三百多件贝壳标本,包括有多种特殊贝类、贝壳触摸体验区、龙宫贝活体影片及人类文化与贝壳的关联。
    “贝壳之美”特展近日至九月二十三日于左镇菜寮化石馆展出,由国立台湾博物馆提供三百多件贝壳标本,包括有多种特殊贝类、贝壳触摸体验区、龙宫贝活体影片及人类文化与贝壳的关联。
    From : jun 20 , 2012 , lin meng - ting ( 林孟婷 ) , World ’ s largest seashell on display at Tsailiao Fossil Museum 世界最大貝殼 菜寮化石館展出 , tai pei Times
    • The exhibit will be on display at the Tsailiao Fossil Museum in Zuojhen District until September 23. National Taiwan Museum (NTM) has provided the exhibit with more than 300 seashell specimens from its collection, which includes many unique seashells
  5. Mandarin
    往还及参观时间。须按三日程。幷可顺途观察甲万端Cabanatuan武洛干Bulacan仙米乙San Miguel各省市立中学。及高小各校。
    往還及參觀時間。須按三日程。幷可順途觀察甲萬端Cabanatuan武洛干Bulacan仙米乙San Miguel各省市立中學。及高小各校。
    wǎng huán jí cān guān shí jiān . xū àn sān rì chéng . bìng kě shùn tú guān chá jiǎ wàn duān ca ba na tuan wǔ luò gān bu la can xiān mǐ yǐ san Miguel gè shěng shì lì zhōng xué . jí gāo xiǎo gè xiào .
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