三番五次

Traditional form:

三番五次

Pinyin (reading):

sānfānwǔcì

Definitions:

• over and over again (idiom)

Characters:

• 三 - three
• 番 - to take turns, to repeat; to sow; a turn
• 五 - five; surname
• 次 - order, sequence; second, next; one after the other

Traditional characters:

• 三 - three
• 番 - to take turns, to repeat; to sow; a turn
• 五 - five; surname
• 次 - order, sequence; second, next; one after the other