祸不单行 (huò bù dān xíng) — misfortunes never come singly; when it rains, it pours
Definition
Chengyu meaning 'misfortunes never come alone' — one bad event tends to bring another. Often paired with the proverb 福无双至 to contrast bad and good luck.
idiom
misfortunes never come singlywhen it rainsit pours
Examples
- ，，祸不单行。Tā gāng diū le gōng zuò, yòu shēng bìng zhù yuàn, zhēn shì huò bù dān xíng.He just lost his job and then got sick and hospitalized — truly, misfortunes never come singly.
- “，祸不单行”，。Sú huà shuō "fú wú shuāng zhì, huò bù dān xíng", nǐ yào zuò hǎo xīn lǐ zhǔn bèi.As the saying goes, 'blessings never come in pairs, misfortunes never come singly' — you should be mentally prepared.
- 祸不单行，，。Zuì jìn zhēn shì huò bù dān xíng, xiān shì bèi tōu le qián bāo, jiē zhe yòu shuāi shāng le tuǐ.Recently it's really been one thing after another — first my wallet was stolen, then I broke my leg.
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