- 三長兩短
- sānchángliǎngduǎnunexpected misfortune; something unfortunate, esp. death* * *san1 chang2 liang3 duan3unexpected misfortune, unexpected accident, sudden death* * *三長兩短|三长两短 [sān cháng liǎng duǎn] ► unexpected misfortune ► unexpected accident ► sudden death
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.