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三长两短
sān cháng liǎng duǎn
What 三长两短 means
- unexpected misfortune
- unexpected accident
- sudden death
The characters in 三长两短
- 三sānthree; 3
- 长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte
- 两liǎngtwo; both; some
- 短duǎnshort; brief; to lack
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