created sense approved 三大件 · sāndàjiàn · the three big things — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
三大件
sāndàjiàn
the three big things
The three high-end consumer goods most desired at a specific time in China. In the 1970s this referred to [[自行车|自行車|zi4 xing2 che1]], [[缝纫机|縫紉機|feng2 ren4 ji1]], and [[手表|手錶|shou3 biao3]]; in the 1980s it referred to refrigerators, color televisions, and radio-cassette recorders.
sāndàjiànr
三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 大件 (literal) → 大件 · dàjiàn · big-ticket item
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created sense approved 三大件 · sāndàjiàn · shackles and chains — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
三大件
sāndàjiàn
shackles and chains
(archaic) The three types of heavy punishment tools consisting of handcuffs, leg irons, and neck locks.
sāndàjiànr
三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 大件 (literal) → 大件 · dàjiàn · large items
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created sense approved 三大件 · sāndàjiàn · the new three big things — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
三大件
sāndàjiàn
the new three big things
Refers to the most desired luxury items for modern living, often associated with marriage, such as an apartment, a car, and a large bank account
三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 大件 (literal) → 大件 · dàjiàn · big-ticket item
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition