事不過三

See also: 事不过三

Chinese

		matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair	not; no	to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	three
trad. (事不過三)		事	不	過	三
simp. (事不过三)		事	不	过	三

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìbùguòsān

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄙㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shìbùguòsān [Phonetic: shìbúguòsān]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄙㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shìhbùguòsan
    • Wade–Giles: shih⁴-pu⁴-kuo⁴-san¹
    • Yale: shr̀-bù-gwò-sān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhbuguohsan
    • Palladius: шибугосань (šibugosanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ sän⁵⁵/

Idiom

事不過三

1. There will not be a fourth time. / One should not make the same action or mistake more than three times.

Usage notes

This phrase may be said to indicate that there is no tolerance if the same mistake is to be committed a fourth time.