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(idiom) to make matters even worse · to add insult to injury

雪上加霜
xuě shàng jiā shuāng
x+üě·3rd tonesh+àng·4th tonej+iā·1st tonesh+uāng·1st tone
IdiomHSK 7-9
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
misfortune does not come singly (idiom) · it never rains but it pours祸不单行huò bù dān xíngto dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom) · out of the frying pan into the fire避坑落井bì kēng luò jǐngto be plagued with misfortunes · precarious多灾多难duō zāi duō nàn
Antonyms
two simultaneous happy events in the family双喜临门shuāng xǐ lín mén(lit.) to add flowers to brocade (idiom) · (fig.) to make sth good even better; to add an extra (often nonessential) benefit or embellishment锦上添花jǐn shàng tiān huā