祸不单行(huò bù dān xíng)

4 charactersTrad. 禍不單行

misfortune does not come singly (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
huò bù dān xíng
Meaning
misfortune does not come singly (idiom)
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
禍不單行

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