雨天披蓑衣，越背越重雨天披蓑衣，越背越重雨天披蓑衣，越背越重

wearing a straw raincoat in the rain: the longer you carry it, the heavier

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes a burden that grows heavier over time.

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Simplified: 雨天披蓑衣，越背越重
Pinyin: yǔtiān pī suōyī, yuè bēi yuè zhòng
Pinyin (Taiwan): yǔtiān pī suōyī, yuè bèi yuè zhòng
Bopomofo: ㄩˇ ㄊㄧㄢㄆㄧㄙㄨㄛㄧ，ㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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