泣きっ面に蜂
nakittsura ni hachi
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when it rains, it pours, adding insult to injury
/nakittsɯɾa ni hatɕi/
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A second misfortune strikes when someone is already suffering.
Examples
財布をなくした上に雨まで降ってきた。泣きっ面に蜂だ。
I lost my wallet, and then it started raining. When it rains, it pours.
売上が落ちた店に水漏れまで起き、泣きっ面に蜂となった。
The struggling shop then had a water leak, adding insult to injury.
電車に乗り遅れ、携帯まで壊れた。まさに泣きっ面に蜂だ。
I missed the train and my phone broke too. When it rains, it pours.
けがで休んでいる間に仕事も失うとは、泣きっ面に蜂だった。
Losing my job while off with an injury was adding insult to injury.
熱で寝込んだ日に停電とは、泣きっ面に蜂だよ。
A power cut on the day I was in bed with a fever? When it rains, it pours.
Meanings
Examples
財布をなくした上に雨まで降ってきた。泣きっ面に蜂だ。
I lost my wallet, and then it started raining. When it rains, it pours.
けがで休んでいる間に仕事も失うとは、泣きっ面に蜂だった。
Losing my job while off with an injury was adding insult to injury.
電車に乗り遅れ、携帯まで壊れた。まさに泣きっ面に蜂だ。
I missed the train and my phone broke too. When it rains, it pours.
売上が落ちた店に水漏れまで起き、泣きっ面に蜂となった。
The struggling shop then had a water leak, adding insult to injury.
熱で寝込んだ日に停電とは、泣きっ面に蜂だよ。
A power cut on the day I was in bed with a fever? When it rains, it pours.
Etymology
Literally “a bee on a crying face”: a fresh sting makes an already painful moment worse.
FAQ
A second misfortune strikes when someone is already suffering.
It is read なきっつらにはち, written nakittsura ni hachi.
When would you use 泣きっ面に蜂?
Used when recalling or reacting to a new problem that compounds an existing one.
How is 泣きっ面に蜂 different from 弱り目に祟り目?
弱り目に祟り目 has nearly the same meaning; this proverb paints a crying face being stung by a bee.
How does 泣きっ面に蜂 change in a sentence?
A fixed proverb, often used as a sentence after listing the mishaps.
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