雪上加霜

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雪上加霜

xuěshàngjiāshuāng Mandarin, Pinyin
ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄕㄨㄤ Mandarin, Bopomofo
syut³ soeng⁶ gaa¹ soeng¹ Cantonese, Jyutping
siet-song-kâ-sông Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
soat-siōng-ka-song Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
soat-siāng-ka-song Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
xuěshàngjiāshuāng Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄕㄨㄤ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
syuěshàngjiashuang Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
hsüeh³-shang⁴-chia¹-shuang¹ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
sywě-shàng-jyā-shwāng Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
sheueshanqjiashuang Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
сюэшанцзяшуан Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
/ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
syut³ soeng⁶ gaa¹ soeng¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
syut seuhng gā sēung Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
syt⁸ soeng⁶ gaa¹ soeng¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
xud³ sêng⁶ ga¹ sêng¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
/syːt̚³ sœːŋ²² kaː⁵⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
siet-song-kâ-sông Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
xied^ˋ song^(gaˊ) song^ˊ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
xiad⁵ song⁴ ga¹ song¹ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
/si̯et̚² soŋ⁵⁵ ka²⁴⁻¹¹ soŋ²⁴/ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
soat-siōng-ka-song Min Nan, Hokkien, Taiwanese
suat-siōng-ka-song Min Nan, Hokkien, Taiwanese
soatsioxngkasofng Min Nan, Hokkien, Taiwanese
/su̯at̚³²⁻⁴ si̯ɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔŋ⁴⁴/ Min Nan, Hokkien, Taiwanese
/su̯at̚³²⁻⁴ si̯ɔŋ³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴⁻³³ sɔŋ⁴⁴/ Min Nan, Hokkien, Taiwanese
soat-siāng-ka-song Min Nan, Hokkien, Taiwanese
suat-siāng-ka-song Min Nan, Hokkien, Taiwanese

phrase

比喻禍患接踵而至，使傷害加重不做美相知每早使伎倆，左右攔障，笑裡藏刀，雪上加霜。

In English

add insult to injury to further a loss with mockery or indignity
rub salt in the wound to make an injury feel worse

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"雪上加霜." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E9%9B%AA%E4%B8%8A%E5%8A%A0%E9%9C%9C. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

雪上加霜. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E9%9B%AA%E4%B8%8A%E5%8A%A0%E9%9C%9C

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"雪上加霜." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E9%9B%AA%E4%B8%8A%E5%8A%A0%E9%9C%9C.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {雪上加霜},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E9%9B%AA%E4%B8%8A%E5%8A%A0%E9%9C%9C},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}