屋漏偏逢连夜雨

wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ

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Definitions

  1. 1. when it rains, it pours (idiom)

Child Words of 屋漏偏逢连夜雨

偏
piān

to lean

夜
yè

night

屋
wū

(bound form) house

漏
lòu

to leak

逢
féng

to meet by chance

连
lián

to link

连夜
lián yè

that very night

雨
yǔ

rain

雨
yù

(literary) to rain