三個女人一臺戲

See also: 三个女人一台戏

Chinese

		three	(a measure word); individual	woman; adult female; lover woman; adult female; lover; mistress	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station	trick; drama; play trick; drama; play; show
trad. (三個女人一臺戲/三個女人一台戲)		三	個	女人	一	臺/台	戲
simp. (三个女人一台戏)		三	个	女人	一	台	戏
Literally: “three women make a drama”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sān gè nǚrén yī tái xì

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄍㄜˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄊㄞˊ ㄒㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ go³ neoi⁵ jan^4-2 jat¹ toi⁴ hei³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sān gè nǚrén yī tái xì [Phonetic: sān gè nǚrén yì tái xì]
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄍㄜˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄊㄞˊ ㄒㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: san gè nyǔrén yi tái sì
  - Wade–Giles: san¹ ko⁴ nü³-jên² i¹ tʻai² hsi⁴
  - Yale: sān gè nyǔ-rén yī tái syì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: san geh neuren i tair shih
  - Palladius: сань гэ нюйжэнь и тай си (sanʹ gɛ njujžɛnʹ i taj si)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ kɤ⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ tʰaɪ̯³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ go³ neoi⁵ jan^4-2 jat¹ toi⁴ hei³
  - Yale: sāam go néuih yán yāt tòih hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ go³ noey⁵ jan^4-2 jat⁷ toi⁴ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ go³ nêu⁵ yen^4-2 yed¹ toi⁴ héi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ kɔː³³ nɵy̯¹³ jɐn²¹⁻³⁵ jɐt̚⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹ hei̯³³/

Proverb

三個女人一臺戲

when women get together they are bound to start chatting and cause a scene

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 三個女人一個墟／三个女人一个墟

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