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屋漏更遭連夜雨

简屋漏更遭连夜雨 · 繁屋漏更遭連夜雨

Mandarin · pinyin wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ

when it rains, it pours (idiom)

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屋: wū · house; room; building, shelter
漏: lòu · leak, drip; funnel; hour glass
更: gèng · more, still further, much more; to change, alter
遭: zāo · come across, meet with, encounter
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夜: yè · night, dark; in night; by night
雨: yǔ · rain; rainy; Kangxi radical 173
连: lián · join, connect; continuous; even

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1–4–4–1–2–4–3 · wu1 lou4 geng4 zao1 lian2 ye4 yu3

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(idiomatic) When it rains, it pours.

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