Add frost atop of snow
Suffer another disaster or calamity right after suffering an initial disaster or calamity
Negative
水灾刚过，房子又被烧，这真是雪上加霜 | Shuǐzāi gāngguò, fángzi yòu bèi shāo, zhè zhēnshi xuěshàngjiāshuāng
We just had a flood, and then to make matters worse, the house caught fire
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高额燃料成本无疑令印度航空公司雪上加霜 | Gāo'é ránliào chéngběn wúyí lìng yìndù hángkōng gōngsī xuěshàngjiāshuāng
High fuel costs certainly exacerbate Indian airlines' woes
[Source]
To add insult to injury
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《景德传灯录》(Jǐng Dé Chuán Dēng Lù), a work by Sòng (宋, 960-1279) Dynasty writer and monk 释道原 (Shì Dào Yuán)
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