禍不單行

禍不單行

See also: 祸不单行

Chinese

		disaster	not; no	bill; list; form bill; list; form; single; only; sole; surname; chieftain	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; okay; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behavior; conduct; a row; profession; professional
trad. (禍不單行)		禍	不	單	行
simp. (祸不单行)		祸	不	单	行

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huòbùdānxíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wo⁶ bat¹ daan¹ hang⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: huòbùdānxíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huohbudanshyng
    • IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ta̠n⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: wo⁶ bat¹ daan¹ hang⁴
    • Yale: woh bāt dāan hàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wo⁶ bat⁷ daan¹ hang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: wo⁶ bed¹ dan¹ heng⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /wɔː²² pɐt̚⁵ taːn⁵⁵ hɐŋ²¹/

Idiom

禍不單行

1. misfortunes never come singly; it never rains but it pours