船遲又遇打頭風
chuán​chí​yòu​yù​dǎ​tóu​fēng

when it rains, it pours

  • created sense approved 船迟又遇打头风/船遲又遇打頭風 · chuán​chí​yòu​yù​dǎ​tóu​fēng · when it rains, it pours — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    船迟又遇打头风 / 船遲又遇打頭風

    chuán​chí​yòu​yù​dǎ​tóu​fēng

    when it rains, it pours

    misfortune seldom comes alone; literally, a slow boat meeting a headwind

    船 (literal) → 船 · chuán · boat 迟 (literal) → 迟/遲 · chí · late 又 (literal) → 又 · yòu · again 遇 (literal) → 遇 · yù · to encounter 打头风 (literal) → 打头风/打頭風 · dǎ​tóu​fēng · contrary wind

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense