屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū​lòu​gèng​zāo​lián​yè​yǔ

when it rains, it pours

  • created reference approved 屋漏更遭连夜雨/屋漏更遭連夜雨 → 船迟又遇打头风/船遲又遇打頭風 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    屋漏更遭连夜雨 / 屋漏更遭連夜雨 wū​lòu​gèng​zāo​lián​yè​yǔ

    船迟又遇打头风 / 船遲又遇打頭風 chuán​chí​yòu​yù​dǎ​tóu​fēng

    see

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  • created sense approved 屋漏更遭连夜雨/屋漏更遭連夜雨 · wū​lòu​gèng​zāo​lián​yè​yǔ · when it rains, it pours — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    屋漏更遭连夜雨 / 屋漏更遭連夜雨

    wū​lòu​gèng​zāo​lián​yè​yǔ

    when it rains, it pours

    when it rains, it pours; used to describe a situation where one misfortune follows another in quick succession

    屋漏 (literal) → 屋漏 · wū​lòu · leak in the roof 更 (literal) → 更 · gèng · even more 遭 (literal) → 遭 · zāo · to suffer 连夜 (literal) → 连夜/連夜 · lián​yè · that very night 雨 (literal) → 雨 · yǔ · rain

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