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Jyutping saam1 faan1
Pinyin sān fān

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    three times; many times
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    他三番五次评判别人。
    他三番五次評判別人。
    tā sān fān wǔ cì píng pàn bié ren 。
    • He judges other people time and again.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    三番四次
    三番四次
    saam1 faan1 sei3 ci3
    • time and again
    • for several times
  2. Cantonese
    三番起糊
    三番起糊
    saam1 faan1 hei2 wu2
    • to win with at least three faan (番)
  3. Cantonese
    条友三番四次松章畀对家,鬼到爆。
    條友三番四次鬆章畀對家,鬼到爆。
    tiu4 jau2 saam1 faan1 sei3 ci3 sung1 zoeng1 bei2 deoi3 gaa1, gwai2 dou3 baau3.
    • This dude keeps letting our enemy off, very likely a traitor.
  4. Cantonese
    三番起糊
    三番起糊
    • X
  5. Cantonese
    铺铺都系你食出鸡糊,真系密食当三番㖞。
    鋪鋪都係你食出雞糊,真係密食當三番喎。
    pou1 pou1 dou1 hai6 nei5 sik6 ceot1 gai1 wu2, zan1 hai6 mat6 sik6 dong3 saam1 faan1 wo3.
    • You keep winning with Chicken Hand, it sums up as if you have won with a 3 Fans hand.