| 三天两头 |
sān tiān liǎng tóu |
lit. twice every three days (idiom); practically every day / frequently |
| 三 |
Sān |
surname San |
| 三 |
sān |
three / 3 |
| 天 |
tiān |
day / sky / heaven |
| 两 |
liǎng |
two / both / some / a few / tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old) |
| 两头 |
liǎng tóu |
both ends / both parties to a deal |
| 头 |
tóu |
head / hair style / the top / end / beginning or end / a stub / remnant / chief / boss / side / aspect / first / leading / classifier for pigs or livestock / CL:个 |
| 头 |
tou |
suffix for nouns |