"三下五除二" meaning in All languages combined

{
  "etymology_text": "A mnemonic device to aid with adding 3 to 2, 3 and 4 in base 10 (also 7, 8 and 9 in base 16) on an abacus.\nFor example, to calculate 3+3:\n# Start with three beads on the bottom (each lower bead is equal to 1).\n# Move one of the top beads down (each top bead is equal to 5).\n# Take away two of the beads from the bottom.\n# This leaves you with one top bead (5) and one bottom bead (1), for a total of 6.",
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      "expansion": "三下五除二",
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  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "After a while, a little boy came in and expertly took hold of the snake. In the blink of an eye, he had cut off its head",
          "ref": "From: 2005: anon, 五步毒蛇与含笑半步颠",
          "roman": "yīhuìr yīge xiǎo nánhái zǒu jìnlái, hěn xiánshú de niē qǐ shé sān xià wǔ chú èr jiù jiāng shé tóu kǎn diào le [Pinyin]",
          "text": "一會兒一個小男孩走進來，很嫻熟地捏起蛇三下五除二就將蛇頭砍掉了 [MSC, trad.]\n一会儿一个小男孩走进来，很娴熟地捏起蛇三下五除二就将蛇头砍掉了 [MSC, simp.]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(doing things) in an instant; in the blink of an eye; quickly and easily"
      ],
      "id": "en-三下五除二-zh-phrase-xuFy1HBK",
      "links": [
        [
          "instant",
          "instant"
        ],
        [
          "in the blink of an eye",
          "in the blink of an eye"
        ],
        [
          "quickly",
          "quickly"
        ],
        [
          "easily",
          "easily"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) (doing things) in an instant; in the blink of an eye; quickly and easily"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sān xià wǔ chú èr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄦˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saam¹ haa⁶ ng⁵ ceoi⁴ ji⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sān xià wǔ chú èr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "san sià wǔ chú èr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "san¹ hsia⁴ wu³ chʻu² êrh⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sān syà wǔ chú èr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "san shiah wuu chwu ell"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сань ся у чу эр"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sanʹ sja u ču er"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sāam hah ńgh chèuih yih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saam¹ haa⁶ ng⁵ tsoey⁴ ji⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sam¹ ha⁶ ng⁵ cêu⁴ yi⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːm⁵⁵ haː²² ŋ̍¹³ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ jiː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːm⁵⁵ haː²² ŋ̍¹³ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ jiː²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "三下五除二"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "A mnemonic device to aid with adding 3 to 2, 3 and 4 in base 10 (also 7, 8 and 9 in base 16) on an abacus.\nFor example, to calculate 3+3:\n# Start with three beads on the bottom (each lower bead is equal to 1).\n# Move one of the top beads down (each top bead is equal to 5).\n# Take away two of the beads from the bottom.\n# This leaves you with one top bead (5) and one bottom bead (1), for a total of 6.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "三下五除二",
      "name": "head"
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  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "After a while, a little boy came in and expertly took hold of the snake. In the blink of an eye, he had cut off its head",
          "ref": "From: 2005: anon, 五步毒蛇与含笑半步颠",
          "roman": "yīhuìr yīge xiǎo nánhái zǒu jìnlái, hěn xiánshú de niē qǐ shé sān xià wǔ chú èr jiù jiāng shé tóu kǎn diào le [Pinyin]",
          "text": "一會兒一個小男孩走進來，很嫻熟地捏起蛇三下五除二就將蛇頭砍掉了 [MSC, trad.]\n一会儿一个小男孩走进来，很娴熟地捏起蛇三下五除二就将蛇头砍掉了 [MSC, simp.]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "(doing things) in an instant; in the blink of an eye; quickly and easily"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "instant",
          "instant"
        ],
        [
          "in the blink of an eye",
          "in the blink of an eye"
        ],
        [
          "quickly",
          "quickly"
        ],
        [
          "easily",
          "easily"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) (doing things) in an instant; in the blink of an eye; quickly and easily"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sān xià wǔ chú èr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄙㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄦˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saam¹ haa⁶ ng⁵ ceoi⁴ ji⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sān xià wǔ chú èr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "san sià wǔ chú èr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "san¹ hsia⁴ wu³ chʻu² êrh⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sān syà wǔ chú èr"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "san shiah wuu chwu ell"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сань ся у чу эр"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sanʹ sja u ču er"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sāam hah ńgh chèuih yih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saam¹ haa⁶ ng⁵ tsoey⁴ ji⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sam¹ ha⁶ ng⁵ cêu⁴ yi⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːm⁵⁵ haː²² ŋ̍¹³ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ jiː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːm⁵⁵ haː²² ŋ̍¹³ t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ jiː²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "三下五除二"
}

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