unexpected accidents

unexpected accidents

One long and two short, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ī ch á ng è RDU ǎ n, which means accidental disaster or accident. It comes from Li Yu's "Phoenix seeking Phoenix: false illness" in Qing Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

Li Yu of the Qing Dynasty wrote "if there is a long or a short, how can I give up."

Idiom usage

As an object; of an unexpected disaster or accident

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: three long and two short, one long and two short, one long and half short