idiom : Reduplication > in twos and threes
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Twos and threes
　　Explanation: Two to three together. Describe a small number.
　　Usage: Joint type; for adverbial; describe the small number of
　　Source: Song Guo Maoqian "Music Bureau Poetry Qu four Jiaonv Qingshang Poetry": "line does not go alone, in twos and threes all."
　　Examples: Wenlin Street area when wearing a tweed cap crooked people who have been scattered in the street ~. ("The Complete Works of Wen Yiduo Chronicle")
　　Results: Four teams ranked ten
　　Postscript: Four teams ranked ten
　　Riddle: Ten; ninety-four
sān sān liǎng liǎng
　　: A group of three to two with a group of
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No. 3
　　: Described sporadically, a few
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Three two together
　　Three two together. Describe a large number. "Business Bureau Poetry Qu Qing Shi four Rose for Emily": "line does not go alone, in twos and threes all." Song Pan Lang "Jiuquan child" word: "3322 fishing boat, the island is clear autumn." "Dream of Red Mansions" 90th Round: "3322, Haw Nongnong talk with." Yang Shuo "Yalu River North": "I looked back, River North Shore has been shrouded in smoke of war, only by 3322 under the lights."
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No. 5
　　sān sān liǎng liǎng
　　〖解释〗三个两个地在一起。形容人数不多。
　　〖出处〗宋·郭茂倩《乐府诗集》卷四十七引晋人《娇女》诗：“鱼行不独自，三三两两俱。”宋·辛弃疾《念奴娇·双陆》词：“袖手旁观初未说，两两三三而已。”
　　〖示例〗时文林街一带已有歪戴呢帽的人～散在街上。 －－《闻一多全集·年谱》
English Expression
  1. n.:  in twos and threes,  desolate and scattered,  by twos and threes (said of poor attendance)
French Expression
  1. adv.  par deux ou trois, en petits groupes
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Containing Phrases
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