àn​xià​hú​lu​fú​qǐ​piáo

to solve one problem only to find another cropping up

Senses

按下葫芦浮起瓢/ 按下葫蘆浮起瓢 àn​xià​hú​lu​fú​qǐ​piáo to solve one problem only to find another cropping up

(idiom) to push down the gourd only for the ladle to float up; to be unable to attend to everything at once because there are too many problems to handle

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