隔三差五

Chinese

		to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide; to cut off	three	differ from; short of; to lack differ from; short of; to lack; poor; send; a messenger; a mission; to commission; uneven; difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake	five
simp. and trad. (隔三差五)		隔	三	差	五

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gésānchàwǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢㄔㄚˋ ㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaak³ saam¹ caa¹ ng⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gésānchàwǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢㄔㄚˋ ㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gersanchahwuu
  - IPA ^(key): /kɤ³⁵ sän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaak³ saam¹ caa¹ ng⁵
  - Yale: gaak sāam chā ńgh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaak⁸ saam¹ tsaa¹ ng⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: gag³ sam¹ ca¹ ng⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /käːk̚³ säːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰäː⁵⁵ ŋ̍¹³/

Idiom

隔三差五

every now and then; every so often; every once in a while

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