屋漏偏逢連夜雨

Chinese
house; room
 
funnel; to leak; to let out; to divulge
 
one-sided; to lean; to slant; prejudiced; inclined to one side
 every time; meet by chance the same night; that very night; all through the night rain
trad. (屋漏偏逢連夜雨) 屋 漏 偏 逢 連夜 雨
simp. (屋漏偏逢连夜雨) 屋 漏 偏 逢 连夜 雨
Literally: “When the roof is leaking, that's when you'll get several continuous nights of rain.”

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
    (Zhuyin): ㄨ ㄌㄡˋ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄈㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄩˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
      • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄡˋ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄈㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄩˇ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: u low pian ferng lian yeh yeu
      • IPA (key): /u⁵⁵ loʊ̯⁵¹ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ fɤŋ³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵ i̯ɛ⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proverb

屋漏偏逢連夜雨

  1. When it rains, it pours.

See also
  • 福無雙至，禍不單行／福无双至，祸不单行
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