粵

小siu2三saam1

siu2 saam1xiǎo sān

English

  1. mistress
  2. the other woman (coll.)
  3. grade 3 in elementary school
  4. short form of the 3rd year of primary school, like calling P.3 in English
  5. mistress, a woman having a sexual relationship with a married man; this term is more commonly used in Mainland China

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 小學三年級嘅簡稱
  2. 第三者、外遇、狐狸精,小三喺中國大陸比較常用

Examples

  • 我比你小三歲。

    I'm three years younger than you.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 汤姆比玛丽小三岁。

    Tom is three years younger than Mary.

    Tatoeba · crescat CC BY

  • 《莫斯科郊外的晚上》以一个E小三和弦开头。

    "Moscow Nights" begins with an E minor triad.

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 我個女今年讀小三。

    My daughter is in third grade this year. ----

  • 我老公出面有小三。

    My husband has a mistress outside.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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