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成语故事：三令五申 To repeat an order time and again

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三令五申

sān lìng wǔ shēn

To repeat an order time and again

三 and 五 are numbers, 3 and 5, here meaning a lot of times, 令 and 申 both mean orders. We use this idiom 三令五申 to emphasize on a certain important matter that would be repeated again and again. It also means that the order needs to be taken seriously especially when the leader repeats it for many times.

Literal meaning: to repeat an order time and again

Explanation: the order needs to be taken seriously especially when the leader repeats it for many times

E.g

公司三令五申禁止室内吸烟。

gōng sī sān lìng wǔ shēn jìn zhǐ shì nèi xī yān 。

The company repeated an order of indoor smoking ban time and again.

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