按下葫芦浮起瓢 in English an4 xia4 hu2 lu2 fu2 qi3 piao2 Meaning

Meanings

  • solve one problem only to find another cropping up

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Pinyin

an4 xia4 hu2 lu2 fu2 qi3 piao2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

an4to press xia4down hu2Allium scorodoprasum lu2rush fu2to float qi3to rise piao2dipper