三一三十一
Chinese
three one; single; aone; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)thirty-one; 31 simp. and trad.
(三一三十一)三 一 三十一 Literally: “one divided by three is zero point three, leaving a one to the next digit”.
Pronunciation
Idiom
三一三十一
- (division rule in abacus reckoning) one divided by three is zero point three, leaving a one to the next digit; 1/3=0.3……0.1
- (figurative) to divide fairly between 3 people
See also
- 二一添作五 (èr yī tiānzuò wǔ)