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Meaning of 泣き面に蜂 in Japanese
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泣き面に蜂, 泣きっ面に蜂
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Kana Readingなきつらにはち, なきっつらにはち
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Romajinakitsuranihachi, nakittsuranihachi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- misfortunes seldom come alone; it rains, but it pours
- Example sentence
- 泣き面に蜂。 Misfortunes never come singly.
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Examples of 泣き面に蜂, 泣きっ面に蜂, なきつらにはち, なきっつらにはち in a sentence
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泣き面に蜂。
Misfortunes never come singly.
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「泣きっ面に蜂」だな。
It's a double whammy.