雪上加霜

xuě shàng jiā shuāng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to make matters even worse

What does 雪上加霜 mean?

雪上加霜 (xuě shàng jiā shuāng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to make matters even worse

2to add insult to injury

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雪Xuěsurname Xue 上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]加JiāCanada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]) · surname Jia 霜shuāngfrost · white powder or cream spread over a surface

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雪上加霜

xuě shàng jiā shuāng

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