雪上加霜

xuěshàng-jiāshuāng

to make matters worse; to add insult to injury

Dictionary entry

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

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雪
上
加
霜

See it in sentences

失业让他雪上加霜。

Shīyè ràng tā xuěshàng-jiāshuāng.

English

Losing his job made things worse for him.

灾后又冷了,真是雪上加霜。

Zāi hòu yòu lěng le, zhēnshi xuěshàng-jiāshuāng.

English

It turned cold again after the disaster, making things worse.

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