JLPT N3Proverbs

泣きっ面に蜂

Meaning
つらいことの上にさらに災難が重なること
Explanation
「泣きっ面に蜂」 means that, just as a bee stings a face that is already crying, another misfortune piles on top of something already painful. It is used when bad things keep happening. It is the opposite of c4's 「後で良いことがある」 (something good comes later).
Original Japanese explanation

「泣きっ面に蜂」は、泣いている顔をさらに蜂が刺すように、つらいことの上にさらに別の災難が重なることを表します。悪いことが続くときに使います。c4 の「後で良いことがある」とは反対の意味です。

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