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.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 參加ㄘㄢ ㄐㄧㄚto participate; to take part; to join an activity or event.
- 增加ㄗㄥ ㄐㄧㄚto increase; to raise; to add to; to augment
- 加上ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄤˋplus; to add; to put in; to add on; in addition; on top of that.
- 以上ㄧˇ ㄕㄤˋmore than a stated amount or level; above a certain point; the foregoing; used to conclude remarks
- 加入ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄨˋto join; to become a member; to participate; to add in; to mix into
- 晚上ㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄤˋevening; night; the time after sunset; in the evening
- 上午ㄕㄤˋ ㄨˇmorning; the period from early morning until noon; in Taiwan, sometimes from midnight to noon
- 馬上ㄇㄚˇ ㄕㄤˋimmediately; right away; at once; on horseback; by military force
- 上海ㄕㄤˋ ㄏㄞˇmajor Chinese city and municipality on the Yangtze River delta; China's largest city by population and a global financial hub
- 加強ㄐㄧㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊto strengthen; to reinforce; to enhance; to intensify; to step up
- 上面on top of; above; the upper surface; the higher level; the authorities; the above-mentioned; the previous part; inside
- 更加ㄍㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚmore; even more; to a greater degree; used before adjectives or verbs to intensify comparison.