「福無重至,禍不單行 / 福無雙至,禍不單行」
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福 happiness; blessing; good fortune; luck 無 nothing; none; nil; without; lacking 重 heavy; still; re-; important; high level; strongly; substantial; severe; layer; to place value upon; to respect; even more; in addition; and; last but not least; again; once more 至 to; arrive; most; till; until; between; the most; not until; in order to 禍 misfortune; disaster; trouble 不 no; negator; not 單 thin; alone; only; single, alone; list; document; sheet of cloth; single; one; (maths.) odd; bill; receipt; order; transaction 行 to walk; profession; behaviour; okay; a line; a row; trip; performance; action; industry; perfunctory; "hong"; a shop; a firm; to browse; to move; to adopt; to take; dry |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
fortunes never come twice, but misfortunes never come singly
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Synonym: | Synonym: 禍不單行 |
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