屋漏偏逢连夜雨

wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ

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1. when it rains, it pours (idiom)

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Child Words of 屋漏偏逢连夜雨

• 偏 偏 piān: to lean
• 夜 夜 yè: night
• 屋 屋 wū: (bound form) house
• 漏 漏 lòu: to leak
• 逢 逢 féng: to meet by chance
• 连 连 lián: to link
• 连夜 连夜 lián yè: that very night
• 雨 雨 yǔ: rain
• 雨 雨 yù: (literary) to rain