祸不单行 禍不單行
祸不单行 禍不單行 huò bù dān xíng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ wo6 bat1 daan1 hang4
- misfortune does not come singly (idiom)
- it never rains but it pours
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祸 禍
- 人祸 人禍 rén huò ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ jan4 wo6 man-made disaster
- 灾祸 災禍 zāi huò ㄗㄞ ㄏㄨㄛˋ zoi1 wo6 disaster
- 祸害 禍害 huò hài ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄞˋ wo6 hoi6 disaster
- 车祸 車禍 chē huò ㄔㄜ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ce1 wo6 traffic accident; car crash
- 罪魁祸首 罪魁禍首 zuì kuí huò shǒu ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄡˇ zeoi6 fui1 wo6 sau2 (idiom) criminal ringleader; main offender; main culprit; main cause of a disaster
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- 大祸 大禍 dà huò ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ daai6 wo6 disaster
- 奇祸 奇禍 qí huò ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄛˋ kei4 wo6 unexpected calamity
- 嫁祸 嫁禍 jià huò ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ gaa3 wo6 to impute
- 惹祸 惹禍 rě huò ㄖㄜˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ je5 wo6 to stir up trouble
- 惨祸 慘禍 cǎn huò ㄘㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄛˋ caam2 wo6 terrible tragedy
- 战祸 戰禍 zhàn huò ㄓㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ zin3 wo6 disastrous conflict
- 戳祸 戳禍 chuō huò ㄔㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄛˋ coek3 wo6 to stir up trouble
- 横祸 橫禍 hèng huò ㄏㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ waang4 wo6 unexpected calamity
- 祸乱 禍亂 huò luàn ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ wo6 lyun6 calamity and chaos
- 祸事 禍事 huò shì ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ wo6 si6 disaster
- 祸及 禍及 huò jí ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ wo6 kap6 to bring disaster upon
- 祸患 禍患 huò huàn ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄢˋ wo6 waan6 disaster
- 祸根 禍根 huò gēn ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄣ wo6 gan1 root of the trouble
- 祸水 禍水 huò shuǐ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ wo6 seoi2 source of calamity (esp. of women)
- 祸福 禍福 huò fú ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ wo6 fuk1 disaster and happiness
不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
单 單
- 传单 傳單 chuán dān ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄉㄢ cyun4 daan1 leaflet; flier; pamphlet
- 名单 名單 míng dān ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢ ming4 daan1 list of names
- 单一 單一 dān yī ㄉㄢ ㄧ daan1 jat1 single
- 单位 單位 dān wèi ㄉㄢ ㄨㄟˋ daan1 wai2 unit (of measure)
- 单价 單價 dān jià ㄉㄢ ㄐㄧㄚˋ daan1 gaa3 unit price
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- 单元 單元 dān yuán ㄉㄢ ㄩㄢˊ daan1 jyun4 unit (forming an entity)
- 单子 單子 dān zi ㄉㄢ ˙ㄗ daan1 zi2 list of items
- 单打 單打 dān dǎ ㄉㄢ ㄉㄚˇ daan1 daa2 singles (in sports)
- 单据 單據 dān jù ㄉㄢ ㄐㄩˋ daan1 geoi3 receipts
- 单独 單獨 dān dú ㄉㄢ ㄉㄨˊ daan1 duk6 alone
- 单纯 單純 dān chún ㄉㄢ ㄔㄨㄣˊ daan1 seon4 simple
- 单薄 單薄 dān bó ㄉㄢ ㄅㄛˊ daan1 bok6 weak
- 单亲 單親 dān qīn ㄉㄢ ㄑㄧㄣ daan1 can1 single parent
- 单调 單調 dān diào ㄉㄢ ㄉㄧㄠˋ daan1 diu6 monotonous
- 单身 單身 dān shēn ㄉㄢ ㄕㄣ daan1 san1 unmarried; single
- 单边 單邊 dān biān ㄉㄢ ㄅㄧㄢ daan1 bin1 unilateral
- 孤单 孤單 gū dān ㄍㄨ ㄉㄢ gu1 daan1 lone
- 帐单 帳單 zhàng dān ㄓㄤˋ ㄉㄢ zoeng3 daan1 variant of 账单
- 床单 床單 chuáng dān ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄢ cong4 daan1 bed sheet
- 清单 清單 qīng dān ㄑㄧㄥ ㄉㄢ cing1 daan1 list of items
行
- 一行 yī xíng ㄧ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jat1 hang4 party
- 不行 bù xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bat1 hang4 won't do
- 并行 並行 bìng xíng ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bing3 hang4 to proceed in parallel
- 内行 內行 nèi háng ㄋㄟˋ ㄏㄤˊ noi6 hong4 expert
- 出行 chū xíng ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ceot1 hang4 to go out somewhere (relatively short trip)
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- 力行 lì xíng ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lik6 hang4 to practice diligently
- 可行 kě xíng ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ho2 hang4 feasible
- 同行 tóng háng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄤˊ tung4 hang4 person of the same profession
- 品行 pǐn xíng ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ban2 hang6 behavior
- 执行 執行 zhí xíng ㄓˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zap1 hang4 to implement
- 外行 wài háng ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄤˊ ngoi6 hong4 layman
- 实行 實行 shí xíng ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ sat6 hang4 to implement
- 履行 lǚ xíng ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lei5 hang4 to fulfill (one's obligations)
- 平行 píng xíng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ping4 hang4 parallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively)
- 强行 強行 qiáng xíng ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ koeng5 hang4 to do sth by force
- 推行 tuī xíng ㄊㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄥˊ teoi1 hang4 to implement; to carry out; to introduce (a policy, system, reform etc)
- 施行 shī xíng ㄕ ㄒㄧㄥˊ si1 hang4 to put in place
- 旅行 lǚ xíng ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ leoi5 hang4 to travel
- 步行 bù xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bou6 hang4 to go on foot
- 流行 liú xíng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lau4 hang4 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate
Example sentences
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祸不单行 禍不單行 。
Misfortunes never come singly.
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祸不单行 禍不單行 。
It never rains but it pours.
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我 谨记 謹記 祸不单行 禍不單行 。
I bear in mind that misfortunes never come singly.
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俗话说 俗話說 ： 双喜临门 雙喜臨門 ； 可 俗话 俗話 又 说 說 ： 福 无双 無雙 进 進 ， 祸不单行 禍不單行 ！
There’s a saying that goes, "Fortune always comes in pairs." But there’s another saying that says, "Fortune comes, but never in pairs, while misfortune always does."
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