破屋又遭連夜雨
pò​wū​yòu​zāo​lián​yè​yǔ

when it rains, it pours

  • created reference approved 破屋又遭连夜雨/破屋又遭連夜雨 → 屋漏偏逢连夜雨/屋漏偏逢連夜雨 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    破屋又遭连夜雨 / 破屋又遭連夜雨 pò​wū​yòu​zāo​lián​yè​yǔ

    屋漏偏逢连夜雨 / 屋漏偏逢連夜雨 wū​lòu​piān​féng​lián​yè​yǔ

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  • created reference approved 破屋又遭连夜雨/破屋又遭連夜雨 → 屋漏更遭连夜雨/屋漏更遭連夜雨 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    破屋又遭连夜雨 / 破屋又遭連夜雨 pò​wū​yòu​zāo​lián​yè​yǔ

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

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  • created sense approved 破屋又遭连夜雨/破屋又遭連夜雨 · pò​wū​yòu​zāo​lián​yè​yǔ · when it rains, it pours — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    破屋又遭连夜雨 / 破屋又遭連夜雨

    pò​wū​yòu​zāo​lián​yè​yǔ

    when it rains, it pours

    misfortune never comes alone; used to describe a situation where one bad thing after another happens

    破屋 (literal) → 破屋 · pò​wū · run-down house 又 (literal) → 又 · yòu · again 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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