屋漏更遭連夜雨

See also: 屋漏更遭连夜雨

Chinese

		house; room	funnel; to leak; to let out funnel; to leak; to let out; to divulge	to change; more; even more to change; more; even more; further; still; still more	a time; incident; meet by chance a time; incident; meet by chance; turn	the same night; that very night; all through the night	rain
trad. (屋漏更遭連夜雨)		屋	漏	更	遭	連夜	雨
simp. (屋漏更遭连夜雨)		屋	漏	更	遭	连夜	雨

Etymology

Literally: The roof is leaking, and it has been raining night after night

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wū lòu gèng zāo liányè yǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄡˋ ㄍㄥˋ ㄗㄠ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄩˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wū lòu gèng zāo liányè yǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄡˋ ㄍㄥˋ ㄗㄠ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wu lòu gèng zao liányè yǔ
    • Wade–Giles: wu¹ lou⁴ kêng⁴ tsao¹ lien²-yeh⁴ yü³
    • Yale: wū lòu gèng dzāu lyán-yè yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: u low genq tzau lianyeh yeu
    • Palladius: у лоу гэн цзао лянье юй (u lou gɛn czao ljanʹje juj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ loʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kɤŋ⁵¹ t͡sɑʊ̯⁵⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵ jɛ⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

屋漏更遭連夜雨

1. describes when a string of unlucky events occur in rapid succession

Related terms

• 屋漏偏逢連夜雨／屋漏偏逢连夜雨 (wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ)