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三人
Traditional Chinese
三人
Mandarin pinyin pronunciation
sānrén
Cantonese jyutpin pronunciation
/(saam1 yan4 )
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两人(liǎngrén)
(chéng) OK
(bàn) comrade
三人(sānrén)
不欢( bù huān)

Two's company, but three's a crowd.

共有(gòng yǒu) in all
三人(sānrén)
被困(bèikùn) to be trapped
洞中( dòng zhōng)

There are three men trapped in the cave.

这场( zhè chǎng)
爆炸(bào zhà) to explode
中有( zhōng yǒu)
三人(sānrén)
丧生(sàng shēng) to die

Three people were killed in the explosion.

(tài) too
(láng) a youth
(shì) is
三人(sānrén)
之中(zhī zhōng) amidst
最有(zuìyǒu)
(míng) name
(dedì) of

Taro is the most famous of the three.

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