| 祸不单行 |
huò bù dān xíng |
misfortune does not come singly (idiom) / it never rains but it pours |
| 祸 |
huò |
old variant of 祸 |
| 祸 |
huò |
disaster / misfortune / calamity |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不单 |
bù dān |
not the only / not merely / not simply |
| 单 |
Shàn |
surname Shan |
| 单 |
chán |
used in 单于 |
| 单 |
dān |
bill / list / form / single / only / sole / odd number / CL:个 |
| 单行 |
dān xíng |
to come individually / to treat separately / separate edition / one-way traffic |
| 行 |
háng |
(bound form) row; line / (bound form) line of business; trade; profession / (bound form) commercial firm / (bound form) to rank (first, second etc) among one's siblings (by age) / (in data tables) row; (Tw) column / classifier for rows or lines |
| 行 |
héng |
used in 道行 |
| 行 |
xíng |
(bound form) to walk; to go; to travel / (literary) trip; journey; visit / (bound form) temporary; makeshift / (bound form) current; in circulation / (bound form) to do; to perform / capable; competent / all right; OK!; will do / behavior; conduct (Taiwan pr. [xing4]) / (literary) about to; soon |