屋漏更遭连夜雨 in English wu1 lou4 geng4 zao1 lian2 ye4 yu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • when it rains, it pours (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

屋 漏 更 遭 连 夜 雨

Traditional Characters

屋 漏 更 遭 連 夜 雨

Pinyin

wu1 lou4 geng4 zao1 lian2 ye4 yu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

屋wu1house 漏lou4to leak 更geng4to change or replace 遭zao1to meet by chance (usually with misfortune) 连lian2surname Lian 夜ye4variant of 夜[ye4] 雨yu3rain