Lingaku- see 屋漏偏逢連夜雨|屋漏偏逢连夜雨[wu1 lou4 pian1 feng2 lian2 ye4 yu3]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- 破屋又遭连夜雨 refers to a situation where someone is already in trouble and then faces even more difficulties, similar to the saying "when it rains, it pours."
- 屋漏偏逢连夜雨 is a related saying that highlights the idea of unfortunate events occurring at the worst possible time.
This expression is used to describe a situation where bad luck or misfortune accumulates, indicating that troubles often come in multiples.
He was already unemployed, and then he got into a car accident; that's really "when it rains, it pours."
tā她zuì jìn最近shēn tǐ身体bù tài hǎo不太好，xiàn zài现在yòu又shēng bìng生病，zhēn shi真是pò wū yòu zāo lián yè yǔ破屋又遭连夜雨。
She has not been feeling well lately, and now she's sick again; that's really "when it rains, it pours."
This phrase captures the essence of unexpected misfortunes occurring, particularly at times when one is already vulnerable or facing difficulties.
tā他gāng gang刚刚jīng lì经历le了cái wù财务wēi jī危机，méi xiǎng dào没想到Huán还zāo yù遭遇le了zì rán zāi hài自然灾害，jiǎn zhí简直shì是wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ屋漏偏逢连夜雨。
He just went through a financial crisis, and unexpectedly faced a natural disaster; it's truly "when it rains, it pours."
She got sick the day before the exam; it's really "when it rains, it pours."
Generated collocations (experimental)
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ屋漏偏逢连夜雨to suffer misfortune on top of misfortunepò破wū屋lòu漏yǔ雨a leaking roofzài再zāo遭méi yùn霉运to encounter bad luck againjiā pò rén wáng家破人亡to suffer a family ruin and loss of lifefēng yǔ piāo yáo风雨飘摇to be in a precarious situationlián yè连夜dà yǔ大雨heavy rain overnightè yùn恶运chán shēn缠身to be plagued by misfortunewū屋nèi内jī shuǐ积水water accumulation in the housemìng tú duō chuǎn命途多舛to have a troubled fatechǔ jìng处境jiān nán艰难to be in a difficult situation