屋漏更遭连夜雨

Traditional: 屋漏更遭連夜雨

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Dictionary entry

when it rains, it pours (idiom)

What does 屋漏更遭连夜雨 mean?

屋漏更遭连夜雨 (wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1when it rains, it pours (idiom)

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屋wū(bound form) house · (bound form) room 漏lòuto leak · to divulge 更gēngto change or replace · to experience 遭zāoto suffer; to meet with (usu. misfortune) · classifier for events: time, turn, incident 连Liánsurname Lian 夜yèvariant of 夜[ye4]雨yǔrain · CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]

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屋漏更遭连夜雨

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