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315

sānyāowǔ
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 March 15 (World Consumer Rights Day)
  2. 2 China's annual consumer-rights exposé gala

Characters

3
1
5

Examples

今年315曝光了几家大公司。
Jīnnián sān yāo wǔ bàoguāng le jǐ jiā dà gōngsī.
This year's March 15 Gala exposed several big companies.
商家最怕315晚会。
Shāngjiā zuì pà sān yāo wǔ wǎnhuì.
Merchants are most afraid of the 3·15 Gala.

Tips

culture
315 (read sān-yāo-wǔ, using 幺 for 1 to avoid confusion with 七 qī) refers to March 15 (国际消费者权益日, World Consumer Rights Day). CCTV's "3·15晚会" annual primetime exposé has taken down brands from Volkswagen to Apple to Kraft.

In Pop Culture

3·15晚会 sān yāo wǔ wǎnhuì
3·15 Gala
CCTV's annual consumer-protection exposé broadcast — brands dread being featured and viral #3·15# trending topics can crash stock prices overnight.