小三
siu2 saam1xiǎo sān
English
- mistress
- the other woman (coll.)
- grade 3 in elementary school
- short form of the 3rd year of primary school, like calling P.3 in English
- mistress, a woman having a sexual relationship with a married man; this term is more commonly used in Mainland China
粵語 — Cantonese
- 小學三年級嘅簡稱
- 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