屋漏兼逢連夜雨

Chinese

		house; room	funnel; to leak; to let out funnel; to leak; to let out; to divulge	double; twice; simultaneous double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time	every time; meet by chance	the same night; that very night; all through the night	rain
trad. (屋漏兼逢連夜雨)		屋	漏	兼	逢	連夜	雨
simp. (屋漏兼逢连夜雨)		屋	漏	兼	逢	连夜	雨

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): uk¹ lau⁶ gim¹ fung⁴ lin⁴ je⁶ jyu⁵

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: uk¹ lau⁶ gim¹ fung⁴ lin⁴ je⁶ jyu⁵
    • Yale: ūk lauh gīm fùhng lìhn yeh yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: uk⁷ lau⁶ gim¹ fung⁴ lin⁴ je⁶ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ug¹ leo⁶ gim¹ fung⁴ lin⁴ yé⁶ yu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʊk̚⁵ lɐu̯²² kiːm⁵⁵ fʊŋ²¹ liːn²¹ jɛː²² jyː¹³/

Proverb

屋漏兼逢連夜雨

1. (chiefly Cantonese) when it rains, it pours; misfortunes never come singly

Synonyms

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