雪上加霜

xuě shàng jiā shuāng

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

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

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Characters

雪xuěsnow; wipe away shame, avenge雨彐上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous⺊一加jiāto add to, to increase, to augment力口霜shuāngfrost; frozen, crystallized, candied雨相