「三長兩短」
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Pronunciation: | saam1 coeng4 loeng5 dyun2 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
三 three 長 to grow; long; length; strong point; merit; specialty 兩 two; a small number; a meagre number; tael 短 short; (of length) short; (of time) short; weak; deficient |
Part of Speech: | noun |
Explanation: |
an unexpected disaster, especially sudden death or serious bodily injury; literally: three long, two short
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Synonym: | Synonym: 衫長褲短 |
See also: | 衫長褲短 |
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