sān cháng liǎng duǎn

Traditional: 三長兩短

三长两短 (sān cháng liǎng duǎn) is a Chinese word meaning “unexpected misfortune; unexpected accident; sudden death”.

Meanings

  1. 1unexpected misfortune
  2. 2unexpected accident
  3. 3sudden death

Characters in 三长两短

三sān · three长cháng · long两liǎng · two短duǎn · short

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