屋漏更遭連夜雨
See also: 屋漏更遭连夜雨
Chinese
house; room funnel; to leak; to let out; to divulgeto change; more; even more; further; still; still morea time; incident; meet by chance; turnthe same night; that very night; all through the night rain trad. (屋漏更遭連夜雨) 屋 漏 更 遭 連夜 雨 simp. (屋漏更遭连夜雨) 屋 漏 更 遭 连夜 雨
Etymology
Literally: The roof is leaking, and it has been raining night after night
Pronunciation
Idiom
屋漏更遭連夜雨
- describes when a string of unlucky events occur in rapid succession
Related terms
- 屋漏偏逢連夜雨