禍不單行

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misfortune does not come singly (idiom) · it never rains but it pours

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. misfortune does not come singly (idiom)
  2. it never rains but it pours

Written Forms

禍不單行Traditional · Main Form
祸不单行Alternate Form

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