隔三差五

Traditional form:

隔三差五

Pinyin (reading):

gésānchàwǔ

Definitions:

• (idiom) every few days; every once in a while

Characters:

• 隔 - to separate, to partition, to divide
• 三 - three
• 差 - difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer
• 五 - five; surname

Traditional characters:

• 隔 - to separate, to partition, to divide
• 三 - three
• 差 - difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer
• 五 - five; surname