屋漏偏逢連夜雨

See also: 屋漏偏逢连夜雨

Chinese

		house; room	funnel; to leak; to let out funnel; to leak; to let out; to divulge	one-sided; to lean; to slant 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

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄨ ㄌㄡˋ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄈㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wu lòu pian fóng lián yè yǔ
    • Wade–Giles: wu¹ lou⁴ pʻien¹ fêng² lien² yeh⁴ yü³
    • Yale: wū lòu pyān féng lyán yè yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: u low pian ferng lian yeh yeu
    • Palladius: у лоу пянь фэн лянь е юй (u lou pjanʹ fɛn ljanʹ je juj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵⁵ loʊ̯⁵¹ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ fɤŋ³⁵ li̯ɛn³⁵ jɛ⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proverb

屋漏偏逢連夜雨

1. When it rains, it pours.

Synonyms

• 屋漏更遭連夜雨／屋漏更遭连夜雨 (wū lòu gèng zāo liányè yǔ)
• (chiefly Cantonese) 屋漏兼逢連夜雨／屋漏兼逢连夜雨, 屋漏兼逢夜雨

See also

• 福無雙至，禍不單行／福无双至，祸不单行 (fúwúshuāngzhì, huòbùdānxíng)