三下五除二 in English san1 xia4 wu3 chu2 er4 Meaning

Meanings

• three, set five remove two (abacus rule)
• efficiently
• quickly and easily

Pinyin

san1 xia4 wu3 chu2 er4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

三san1surname San 下xia4down 五wu3five 除chu2to get rid of 二er4two