三不二時

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Chinese

three not; no two
o'clock; time; when
o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period
 
trad. (三不二時)
simp. (三不二时)

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Idiom

三不二時

  1. (Hakka, possibly dated in Hokkien) sometimes; from time to time; occasionally; now and then

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References

  • Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “sî”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 420; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 420