三好人家

三世因果流轉循環
好事多磨一波三折
人無遠慮必有近憂
家喻戶曉眾所週知

三衣一鉢僧侶家當
好整以暇從容不迫
人我一如眾生平等
家有敝帚享之千金

三心未了信施難消
好高騖遠自不量力
人定勝天事在人為
家有內賊難以防範

三從四德女性尊嚴
好好先生與世無諍
人貴知心以誠相交
家徒四壁一貧如洗

三緘其口守口如瓶
好學不倦廢寢忘食
人言可畏說話謹慎
家人團聚共享天倫

三思而行做事穩重
好言相勸動之以情
人我和敬處世圓融
家事國事都有關連

三顧茅廬謙恭求才
好大喜功沽名釣譽
人盡其才任人唯賢
家道中落光景不在

三朝元老德高望重
好景不常珍惜當下
人文風向百家爭鳴
家學淵源世代書香

三十三身觀音應化
好生之德愛惜生命
人天師範入世菩薩
家常便飯平常瑣事

三好運動落實人間
好因好緣善美人生
人格圓滿佛之境界
家庭和睦幸福美滿

Acronyms (2)

Three lifetimes of cause and effect: a continuous cycle.
Good things are strewn with setbacks: full of twists and turns.
People without long-term worries must have short-term ones.
Household name: a public figure.

Three robes and an alms bowl: belongings of a monastic.
Good is maintained by being calm and composed in chaotic times.
People and the self are one: all living beings are equal.
Household within which a broken broom is cherished like gold.

Three minds unresolved makes one unworthy of devotees’ offerings.
Goodness in reaching for what is beyond reach: aiming too high.
People are masters of their own fate: it is the will of man, not heaven.
Household thieves are difficult to guard against.

Three Obediences and Four Virtues: moral injunctions for women.
Good man: a pleasant mister who does not argue with the world.
People who open their hearts: trustworthy friends.
House with nothing but four walls and a roof: poverty.


Three times the effort in sealing one’s mouth: to be tight-lipped.
Good student who learns diligently sometimes forgets food and sleep.
People’s gossip is distressing: be cautious with your words.
Household reunion: to enjoy family time together.

Threes time you must think before proceeding: be steady in action.
Good and earnest advice: to move someone’s heart.
People and the self in harmony: mutual respect.
Household matters and state affairs: all are connected.

Three times Zhuge Liang was visited: humbly recruiting a talent.
Good predilection for merits: angling for fame and compliments.
People of talent must not be wasted: appoint them on their merits.
Household decline: good conditions never last.

Three dynasties of leadership: virtuous and respectable.
Good things never last: cherish your blessings.
People of literature contending to be the best: a trend of the literati.
Household legacy of scholarship: a family tradition.

Thirty-three manifestations of Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Good and earnest advice: to move somebody’s heart.
Teacher of the people, and of heaven: a humanistic bodhisattva.
Household affairs: ordinary and tedious.

Three Acts of Goodness Movement for the world.
Good causes and good conditions: a beautiful life.
Personal character perfected: the state of a buddha.
Household harmony: a happy family.