He was sentenced to prison for three years ☊ 
Nó bị kết án ba năm tù ☊ the three “with’s” (live with, eat with and work with) ☊ ba cùng ☊ the three branches of the armed forces ☊ ba quân ☊ three autumns, three years ☊ ba thu ☊ tripodal (like the three legs of a cauldron), troika-like ☊ chân vạc ☊ clover, a three leaved clover ☊ cỏ ba lá ☊ plank bed (made of two or three boards) ☊ ghế ngựa ☊ three times as often, three times as much ☊ gấp ba lần ☊ to be completed in three stages ☊ hoàn tất qua ba giai đoạn ☊ day before the day before yesterday, three days ago ☊ hôm kìa ☊ When three know, all know it ☊ một miệng thì kín, chín miệng thì hở ☊ cooking pot for three men ☊ nồi ba ☊ (1) valuable, noble, precious, to esteem; valuable (2) quarter, three months
(3) 10th cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac ☊
quí ☊ (1) valuable, noble, precious expensive; to esteem, value (2) quarter, three months ☊
quý ☊ (Buddhism) three refuges ☊ tam bảo ☊ the three duties of a man (to king, wife, and son) ☊ tam cương ☊ the three beliefs (Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism) ☊ tam giáo ☊ the three first candidates in the three kinds of examinations ☊ tam giáp ☊ the three worlds (of Buddhism) ☊ tam giới ☊ first winner of the three competitive examinations ☊ tam nguyên ☊ the three judicial organs (the highest judicial organs in ancient Vietnam) ☊ tam pháp ☊ the three lights (sun, moon, and stars) ☊ tam quang ☊ the three army forces (center, left and right wing) ☊ tam quân ☊ the three incarnations (previous, present, next); sacrifice of three animals (ox, pig, goat) ☊ tam sinh ☊ the three calamities (fire, water, thieves) ☊ tam tai ☊ the three abundances ☊ tam đa ☊ three-way, involving three persons or parties ☊ tay ba ☊ trilogy, set of three novels ☊ tiểu thuyết bộ ba ☊ in the past three months ☊ vào tháng 3 vừa rồi ☊