(idiom) to make matters even worse; to add insult to injury
雪 · 11 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 彗 represents the sound.
上 · 3 strokes
Originally a small line or dot above a longer line, indicating "up". The vertical line was added to distinguish the character from 二 (two). Opposite of 下.
加 · 5 strokes
Depicts making loud noises with the mouth (口) to add power (力) during manual labor.
霜 · 17 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 雨 represents the meaning and 相 represents the sound.
刚丢了工作，他的电脑又坏了，真是雪上加霜。
He just lost his job, and then his computer broke — it really added insult to injury.