屋漏更遭连夜雨

wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ

Definitions

1. when it rains, it pours (idiom)

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Child Words of 屋漏更遭连夜雨

• 夜 夜 yè: night
• 屋 屋 wū: (bound form) house
• 更 更 gēng: to change or replace
• 更 更 gèng: more
• 漏 漏 lòu: to leak
• 连 连 lián: to link
• 连夜 连夜 lián yè: that very night
• 雨 雨 yǔ: rain
• 雨 雨 yù: (literary) to rain
• 遭 遭 zāo: to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)