unexpected accidents
A long and a half short, idiom, as the object, refers to an unexpected disaster or accident. The same "one long and two short". It comes from the second chapter of Li Baojia's a brief history of civilization in the Qing Dynasty: "if there is a long and a half short, will it not hinder my Feng Shui?".
Idiom explanation
An unexpected disaster or accident. The same "one long and two short".
Discrimination of words
Synonyms: one long and two short
Idiom usage
An unexpected disaster or accident
The origin of Idioms
The second chapter of Li Baojia's a brief history of civilization in the Qing Dynasty: "if there is a long and a half short, will it not hinder my Feng Shui?"
Chinese PinYin : yī cháng bàn duǎn
unexpected accidents
One advocate and three sighs. yī chàng sān tàn
gifted with an extraordinary retentive memory. guò mù bù wàng
stop the tyranny and prohibit evil. zhǐ bào jìn fēi