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祸不单行
禍不單行
huòbùdānxíng
1. misfortune does not come singly (idiom)
2. it never rains but it pours

Character Breakdown

祸
huò
misfortune, disaster, calamity
HSK 6 11 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1 4 丶
单
dān
single, individual, only; lone
HSK 3 8 丶
行
xíng
to go, to walk, to move; professional
HSK 3 6 丶

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