无独有偶

無獨有偶
wúdúyǒu'ǒu
idiom #67,523

Meanings

  1. 1 not alone but in pairs
  2. 2 not a unique case
  3. 3 coincidentally, there is another one

Examples

Zuótiān línjū jiā bèidào, wúdúyǒu'ǒu, jīntiān wǒ jiā yě bèidào le.
Yesterday the neighbor's house was burgled; as if not one case was enough, my house was burgled today too.
Tā kǎoshì zuòbì bèi zhuā, wúdúyǒu'ǒu, tā de tóngzhuō yě bèi zhuā le.
He was caught cheating on the exam; as if to match, his deskmate was also caught.

Tips

usage
Typically a sentence-connector introducing a second, similar incident. Often slightly derogatory — 'not even the only such case!' — but can be neutrally used for striking parallels.
memory
Literally 'not () alone (), having () a pair ()' — the new case pairs up with the first, like a matching shoe.

Stroke Order

yǒu
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