WordTaiwan frequency #12,494
雪上加霜
ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄨㄤ
“to make a bad situation worse; to add insult to injury; one misfortune after another; compounding troubles”
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雪
ㄒㄩㄝˇ
Snow; to fall as snow; to wipe away or clear (a grievance, shame); white like snow.
上
ㄕㄤˋ
Indicates direction or position, opposite of down; the surface or top of something; to go up; to attend class; previous; superior; to send up.
加
ㄐㄧㄚ
To add; to increase; to augment; to put on; to apply; to make; Canada (abbr.); surname Jia.
霜
ㄕㄨㄤ
Frost; white powder or cream spread on a surface; frosting; skin cream; white in color.