祸不单行 / 禍不單行
huò bù dān xíng
Meaning
- misfortune does not come singly (idiom)
- it never rains but it pours
Example sentences
俗话说：双喜临门；可俗话又说：福无双进，祸不单行！
俗話說：雙喜臨門；可俗話又說：福無雙進，禍不單行！
sú huà shuō： shuāng xǐ lín mén； kě sú huà yòu shuō： fú wú shuāng jìn， huò bù dān xíng！
"As the saying goes, ""Double happiness comes to the door""; but another saying goes, ""Good fortune never comes in pairs, and misfortune never comes alone!"""
我谨记祸不单行。
我謹記禍不單行。
wǒ jǐn jì huò bù dān xíng。
I remember that misfortunes never come singly.
祸不单行。
禍不單行。
huò bù dān xíng。
Misfortunes never come singly.