跳出釜底进火坑
tiào​chū​fǔ​dǐ​jìn​huǒ​kēng

out of the frying pan into the fire

  • created sense approved 跳出釜底进火坑/跳出釜底進火坑 · tiào​chū​fǔ​dǐ​jìn​huǒ​kēng · out of the frying pan into the fire — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    跳出釜底进火坑 / 跳出釜底進火坑

    tiào​chū​fǔ​dǐ​jìn​huǒ​kēng

    out of the frying pan into the fire

    to escape one bad situation only to end up in an even worse one

    跳出 (literal) → 跳出 · tiào​chū · to escape 釜 (literal) → 釜 · fǔ · cauldron 底 (literal) → 底 · dǐ · bottom 进 (literal) → 进/進 · jìn · to enter 火坑 (literal) → 火坑 · huǒ​kēng · living hell

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