一波未平，一波又起

Chinese
 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
wave; ripple; storm; surge
 not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1-3 pm
 
flat; level; equal; to make the same score; to tie; to draw; calm; peaceful
 
one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)
 
wave; ripple; storm; surge
 
(once) again; also; both... and...; again
 to rise; to raise; to get up
trad. (一波未平，一波又起) 一 波 未 平 ， 一 波 又 起
simp. #(一波未平，一波又起) 一 波 未 平 ， 一 波 又 起
Literally: “hardly has one wave subsided when another rises”.

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: yībōwèipíng, yībōyòuqǐ [Phonetic: yìbōwèipíng, yìbōyòuqǐ]
      • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄨㄟˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ, ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧˇ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iboweypyng, iboyowchii
      • IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ i̯oʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • Cantonese

Idiom

一波未平，一波又起

  1. one trouble follows another

Synonyms
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