难上加难 even more difficult
Explanation
形容事情的困难程度一再增加，比喻困难重重，难以克服。
Describes how the difficulty of a matter increases repeatedly, and illustrates that there are many difficulties that are hard to overcome.
Origin Story
话说唐僧师徒四人西天取经，历经九九八十一难，可谓是步履维艰。其中，最让他们头疼的是那火焰山。烈日炎炎，寸草不生，孙悟空用尽浑身解数也无法降服那熊熊烈火。眼看取经之路遥遥无期，唐僧心急如焚。正当他们一筹莫展之时，突然狂风大作，乌云密布，一场及时雨倾盆而下，浇灭了火焰山的大火。然而，这只是暂时的解脱，取经路上还有更多的挑战在等待着他们。他们还要面对各种妖魔鬼怪，克服重重困难，才能最终取得真经。这次经历让他们深切体会到取经之路的难上加难。
It is said that the four disciples Tang Sanzang and his disciples experienced eighty-one difficulties in their journey to the West to obtain scriptures, and it can be said that they had a difficult journey.Among them, the most troublesome thing for them was the Flaming Mountain.The scorching sun, the absence of vegetation, and Sun Wukong exhausted all his means, but still could not subdue the raging fire.Seeing that the journey to obtain scriptures was far away, Tang Sanzang was extremely anxious.Just as they were at their wits' end, a sudden gust of wind arose, dark clouds gathered, and a timely rain poured down, extinguishing the great fire of the Flaming Mountain.However, this was only temporary relief, and many more challenges awaited them on the road to obtaining scriptures.They still had to face all kinds of monsters and ghosts, overcome numerous difficulties, and finally obtain the scriptures.This experience made them deeply realize how difficult it was to obtain scriptures.
Usage
作谓语、定语；形容事情非常困难。
Used as predicate and attributive; describes that something is extremely difficult.
Examples
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创业之路，真是难上加难。
chuàngyè zhī lù, zhēnshi nán shàng jiā nán.
The road to entrepreneurship is really difficult.
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面对如此复杂的局面，我们只能说难上加难
miàn duì rúcǐ fùzá de júmiàn, wǒmen zhǐ néng shuō nán shàng jiā nán
Facing such a complex situation, we can only say that it is very difficult