三令五申 in English san1 ling4 wu3 shen1 Meaning

Meanings

  • to order again and again (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

三 令 五 申

Traditional Characters

三 令 五 申

Pinyin

san1 ling4 wu3 shen1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

三san1surname San 令ling4see 令狐[Ling2 hu2] 五wu3five 申shen1old name for Shanghai 上海[Shang4 hai3]