三七二十一

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Dictionary entry

three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)

What does 三七二十一 mean?

三七二十一 (sān qī èr shí yī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1three sevens are twenty-one (idiom)

2the facts of the matter

3the actual situation

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三Sānsurname San 七qīseven · 7 二èrtwo · 2 十shíten · 10 一yīone · single

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