We strive to offer you free Chinese learning resources. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, which are rich in meaning and can be used in various situations. Today’s idiom is 「三三五五」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「三三五五」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Three in a group, five in a gang.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
sān sān wǔ wǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
saam1 saam1 ng5 ng5
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.

