三五

sānwǔ
  1. several
  2. three or five

CEDICT

  1. 十五日。《禮記．禮運》：「是以三五而盈，三五而闕。」唐．孔穎達．正義：「是以三五十五日而得盈滿，又三五十五日而虧闕也。」後多用來指陰曆十五日。《文選．古詩十九首．孟冬寒氣至》：「三五明月滿，四五詹兔缺。」
  2. 三心五噣。心宿三星，噣有五星，故稱為「三五」。
  3. 三王五伯。
  4. 三皇五帝。
  5. 三辰五星。
  6. 三正五行。
  7. 約計的少數。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 三 sān
  1. three
  2. 3
2 五 wǔ
  1. five
  2. 5

Containing this entry

三五成群 sānwǔchéngqún in groups of three or four (idiom)
三五成群 sānwǔ-chéngqún

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