祸不单行

Traditional: 禍不單行

huò bù dān xíng

Dictionary entry

misfortune does not come singly (idiom)

What does 祸不单行 mean?

祸不单行 (huò bù dān xíng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1misfortune does not come singly (idiom)

2it never rains but it pours

Character breakdown

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祸huòold variant of 禍|祸[huo4]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-单Shànsurname Shan 行xíngokay · all right

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祸不单行

huò bù dān xíng

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