三天 sān tiān

  1. sān tiān set phrase three devas
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: From Brahmanism: Śiva, Viṣṇu, and Brahmā (Ding '三天'; SH '三天')
  2. sān tiān phrase three days
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Collocation: generic expression from Cao Xueqin 1892, ”Dream of the Red Chamber” (tr. by Joly, ch. 7, p. 185)

Contained in

  • 三十三天 Heaven of the Thirty-Three Gods; The Heaven of Thirty-Three Gods; Trāyastriṃśa Heaven; Tāvatiṃsa Heaven

Also contained in

三天两头 、 三天不打，上房揭瓦 、 三天打鱼，两天晒网

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