sān qī èr shí yī

三七二十一 (sān qī èr shí yī) is a Chinese word meaning “three sevens are twenty-one (idiom); the facts of the matter; the actual situation”.

Meanings

  1. 1three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)
  2. 2the facts of the matter
  3. 3the actual situation

Characters in 三七二十一

三sān · three七qī · seven二èr · two十shí · ten一yī · one

Related words

一one一个a; an; one一起(in) the same place一样same一下(after a verb) a bit; a little (indicating brief duration, or softening the tone, or suggesting giving sth a try)一直straight (in a straight line)一切everything一点a bit; a little bit一定surely; certainly; definitely第一first一些some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er三three

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