Vocabulary

What does 泣きっ面に蜂 (なきっつらにはち) mean?

泣きっ面に蜂 (なきっつらにはち) means one misfortune follows another (lit. a bee stings a crying face).

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Reading	なきっつらにはち

泣きっ面に蜂なきっつらにはち

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one misfortune follows another (lit. a bee stings a crying face)

Example sentences

風邪(かぜ)をひいた日(ひ)に財布(さいふ)まで盗(ぬす)まれるなんて、泣(な)きっ面(つら)に蜂(はち)だ。
Getting my wallet stolen on the very day I caught a cold; it never rains but it pours.