按下葫芦浮起瓢
àn​xià​hú​lu​fú​qǐ​piáo

to solve one problem only to find another cropping up

  • created sense approved 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 — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    按下 (literal) → 按下 · àn​xià · to press down 葫芦 (literal) → 葫芦/葫蘆 · hú​lu · bottle gourd 浮起 (literal) → 浮起 · fú​qǐ · to float 瓢 (literal) → 瓢 · piáo · dipper

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    created sense