隔三差五 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• every few days; every once in a while

Character by character

• 隔géto separate, to partition, to divide
• 三sānthree
• 差chàdifference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an offi
• 五wǔfive; surname

Idioms sharing a character

• 天地悬隔 tiān dì xuán gé
• 与世隔绝 yǔ shì gé jué
• 隔岸观火 gé àn guān huǒ
• 隔年皇历 gé nián huáng lì
• 隔墙有耳 gé qiáng yǒu ěr
• 隔靴搔痒 gé xuē sāo yǎng
• 一唱三叹 yī chàng sān tàn
• 一日三秋 yī rì sān qiū
• 一板三眼 yī bǎn sān yǎn
• 三下两下 sān xià liǎng xià

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