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禍不單行
wo6 bat1 daan1 hang4
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it never rains but it pours; misfortunes/troubles never come singly; misfortunes seldom come alone; misfortune loves company  Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 1619 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 21st May 2010 05:31 |
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Characters in this word:禍 wo6 - misfortune; disaster; calamity不 bat1 - not; no; un- 單 daan1 sin6 sin4 - single; odd number; simple; list; only 行 hang4 haang4 hong4 hang6 - walk; circulate; line; trade; shop; conduct 1 compounds containing this word:福無重至，禍不單行 - good luck never comes in succession, however misfortune strikes repeatedly |
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