- 第三世界 dìsānshìjiè Third WorldCollective name for developing countries, mainly located in Asia, Africa, and Latin America; originally referred to countries not aligned with either the capitalist or communist blocs during the Cold War.Cold War.
- 三世佛 sānshìfó Buddhas of the Three TimesThe Buddhas of the past, present, and future, often specifically referring to [[燃灯佛|燃燈佛|ran2 deng1 fo2]], [[释迦牟尼佛|釋迦牟尼佛|shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2 fo2]], and [[弥勒佛|彌勒佛|mi2 le4 fo2]]
- 横三世佛 héngsānshìfó Three Buddhas of the Three Realmsthe group of three Buddhas representing different spatial directions, typically referring to the Buddha of the Pure Land to the West, the historical Buddha in the center, and the Medicine Buddha to the East
- 竖三世佛 shùsānshìfó Buddhas of the Three Times (vertical)the vertical three-times Buddhas — Dipankara (past), Shakyamuni (present), and Maitreya (future) — as opposed to the horizontal three-times Buddhas (Bhaisajyaguru, Shakyamuni, Amitabha)
- 莱齐耶三世 láiqíyēsānshì Letsie IIIThe current King of Lesotho, Letsie III