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三
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三
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Definitions3 characters
san1 bu4 xiu3
the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德li⁴ de², one's service 立功li⁴ gong¹ and one's writings 立言li⁴ yan² (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳 and 左传Zuo³ Zhuan⁴)
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Pronunciations
三
不
朽

As word

1
san1
the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德 [li4 de2], one's service 立功 [li4 gong1] and one's writings 立言 [li4 yan2] (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传 [Zuo3 Zhuan4])
2
bu4
the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德 [li4 de2], one's service 立功 [li4 gong1] and one's writings 立言 [li4 yan2] (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传 [Zuo3 Zhuan4])
3
xiu3
the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德 [li4 de2], one's service 立功 [li4 gong1] and one's writings 立言 [li4 yan2] (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传 [Zuo3 Zhuan4])