in twos and threes
In Chinese, Pinyin is Li ǎ ngli ǎ ngs āā ns ā n, which means "three Liang as a group" and describes sparsely. It comes from Shuyi Ji written by Liang renfang in the Southern Dynasty.
Idiom usage
There are only a few examples. In the bleak autumn wind, there are two or three ghosts.
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: threes and threes Antonyms: dense
The origin of Idioms
In the volume of Shuyi Ji written by Liang renfang in the Southern Dynasty, "today's Ji porridge is known as Chiyou opera, and its people wear ox horns in twos and threes." In Yuan Dynasty, Yang Zai's poem suxunyi Gonghu Pavilion: "white birds fly in twos and threes, and go to luoyuji obliquely."
Idiom explanation
It refers to three or two groups. Describe sparsity.
in twos and threes
the lives of living beings go on without end - shēng shēng bù yǐ
be preoccupied by some troubles - xīn shì chóng chóng
production surpasses consumption - shēng zhòng shí guǎ