「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 (Cant.) 買maai5定ding6保bou2險him2，萬maan6一jat1有jau5乜mat1三saam1長coeng4兩loeng5短dyun2都dou1有jau5得dak1賠pui4吖aa1嘛maa3。 (Eng.) You'd better buy insurance just in case, so that you'd be compensated should anything happen to you.
Synonym：	Synonym：衫長褲短
See also：	衫長褲短
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