[三顾茅庐 / 三顧茅廬, sān gù máo lúㄙㄢ ㄍㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ] lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage; cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times, See Also: 三國演義, 三国演义, 劉備, 刘备, 諸葛亮, 诸葛亮, 臥龍, 卧龙#73190
[新官上任三把火, xīn guān shàng rèn sān bǎ huǒㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˋ ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚˇ ㄏㄨㄛˇ] the new boss cracks the whip three times; a new broom sweeps clean; fig. vigorous new policies#85937
[さんらい;さんれい;みれい, sanrai ; sanrei ; mirei] (n) (See 三拝) adoration which is performed three times or repeatedly; act of worship which is performed three times or repeatedly
[ちょうか;ながうた, chouka ; nagauta] (n) (1) (See 短歌) traditional Japanese poem with verses of five and seven morae repeated at least three times, usu. ending with a verse of seven; (2) (ながうた only) (See 長唄) long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Kyoto in the late 16th century)