屋漏更遭连夜雨 wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ

DEFINITIONS

  1. when it rains, it pours (idiom)

CHARACTERS

屋 wū house; room; building, shelter
漏 lòu leak, drip; funnel; hour glass
更 gèng more, still further, much more
遭 zāo come across, meet with, encounter
连 lián join, connect; continuous; even
夜 yè night, dark; in night; by night
雨 yǔ rain; rainy; KangXi radical 173