三令五申 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to order again and again

Character by character

• 三sānthree
• 令lìngcommand, decree, order; magistrate; to allow, to c
• 五wǔfive; surname
• 申shēnto report; to extend; to explain; to declare

Idioms sharing a character

• 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
• 三五成群 sān wǔ chéng qún
• 三人成虎 sān rén chéng hǔ
• 三天两头 sān tiān liǎng tóu
• 三妻四妾 sān qī sì qiè
• 三姑六婆 sān gū liù pó
• 三心二意 sān xīn èr yì

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