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三
番
四
次
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Jyutping
saam1 faan1 sei3 ci3
Pinyin
sān fān sì cì
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
副詞
重覆又重覆噉去做某件事
over and over again; repeatedly; literally "three rounds and four times"
阿媽三番四次提我做功課。
阿妈三番四次提我做功课。
aa3 maa1 saam1 faan1 sei3 ci3 tai4 ngo5 zou6 gung1 fo3.
My mother reminded me over and over again to do my homework.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, Cantonese, Nanning, Pinghua, idiomatic
again and again; over and over again
(syn.) 屢次三番, 三番四次, 三回五回, 三番五次, 三擺兩擺, 兩次三番, 五次三番, 幾次三番, 三番兩次, 三番兩趟
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
三番四次
三番四次
saam1 faan1 sei3 ci3
time and again
for several times
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.
Cantonese
阿妈三番四次提我做功课。
阿媽三番四次提我做功課。
aa3 maa1 saam1 faan1 sei3 ci3 tai4 ngo5 zou6 gung1 fo3.
My mother reminded me over and over again to do my homework.