屋漏更遭连夜雨 wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ

when it rains, it pours (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
屋 wū HSK 5
house; room
漏 lòu HSK 5
to leak; to divulge; to leave out by mistake
更 gèng HSK 3
more; even more; still
遭 zāo HSK 6
to meet by chance (usually with misfortune)
连 lián HSK 4
(used with 也yě, 都dōu etc) even; continuously
夜 yè HSK 5
night; variant of 夜yè
雨 yǔ HSK 1
rain; to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall