一而再，再而三

Chinese

		one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	again; once more; next in sequence again; once more; next in sequence; another		again; once more; next in sequence again; once more; next in sequence; another	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	three
simp. and trad. (一而再，再而三)		一	而	再	，	再	而	三

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī ér zài, zài ér sān

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄦˊ ㄗㄞˋ , ㄗㄞˋ ㄦˊ ㄙㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ ji⁴ zoi³, zoi³ ji⁴ saam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī ér zài, zài ér sān
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄦˊ ㄗㄞˋ , ㄗㄞˋ ㄦˊ ㄙㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi ér zài, zài ér san
    • Wade–Giles: i¹ êrh² tsai⁴, tsai⁴ êrh² san¹
    • Yale: yī ér dzài-, dzài ér sān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i erl tzay, tzay erl san
    • Palladius: и эр цзай, цзай эр сань (i er czaj, czaj er sanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ sän⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ ji⁴ zoi³, zoi³ ji⁴ saam¹
    • Yale: yāt yìh joi, joi yìh sāam
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ ji⁴ dzoi³, dzoi³ ji⁴ saam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ yi⁴ zoi³, zoi³ yi⁴ sam¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ jiː²¹ t͡sɔːi̯³³ t͡sɔːi̯³³ jiː²¹ saːm⁵⁵/

Idiom

一而再，再而三

1. again and again; time and again; repeatedly