祸不单行 in English huo4 bu4 dan1 xing2 Meaning

Meanings

  • misfortune does not come singly (idiomatic expression)
  • it never rains but it pours

Simplified Characters

祸 不 单 行

Traditional Characters

禍 不 單 行

Pinyin

huo4 bu4 dan1 xing2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

祸huo4old variant of 禍|祸[huo4] 不bu4(negative prefix) 单dan1surname Shan 行xing2row