「雪上加霜」
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Pronunciation: | syut3 soeng6 gaa1 soeng1 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
雪 snow; to refrigerate; to remove; to wipe out 上 go up; top; to go up; to move upwards; to board; to get on a vehicle; to go ahead; to forge ahead; to fill; to supply; to serve a dish; to install; to attend class; to wind; to screw; to tighten; on top of 加 to add; short for Canada; to include; to put in; to append; to increase 霜 frost; lotion; cream |
Part of Speech: | expression |
Explanation: |
to worsen a situation with one disaster after another; to add to the misfortunes of a man who is already unfortunate; calamities come in succession; literally: to add frost on top of snow
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Synonym: | Synonym: 屋漏兼逢連夜雨 |
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