◎ 三大洋 sān dà yáng[the three big oceans-the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean] 地球上的三个最大的洋:太平洋、大西洋、印度洋 -----------------国语辞典:太平洋、大西洋、印度洋的合称。
◎ 三家村 sānjiācūn[a small remote hamlet] 泛指人烟稀少、偏僻的小村庄永谢十年旧,老死三家村。—— 苏轼《用旧韵送鲁元翰知洛洲》-----------------国语辞典:人烟稀少,地处偏僻的小村落。宋.苏轼〈用旧韵送鲁元翰知洺州〉诗:「永谢十年旧,老死三家村。」《水浒传.第五一回》:「便骂你这三家村使牛的,打甚么紧?」英语 lit. village of three households, name of essay column in Beijing newspaper from 1961-1966, written by Deng Tuo 鄧拓|邓拓, Wu Han 吳晗|吴晗 and Liao Mosha 廖沫沙, criticized as anti-party during the Cultural Revolution