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
Chinese PinYin : yī cháng èr duǎn
unexpected accidents
Hide one's nose and steal one's fragrance. yǎn bí tōu xiāng
the extinction of a whole family. miè mén jué hù