一波未平，一波再起

一波未平，一波再起

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yībōwèipíng, yībōzàiqǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄨㄟˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ, ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yībōwèipíng, yībōzàiqǐ [Phonetic: yìbōwèipíng, yìbōzàiqǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄨㄟˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ, ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iboweypyng, ibotzaychii
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

一波未平，一波再起

1. Synonym of 一波未平，一波又起 (yībōwèipíng, yībōyòuqǐ, “one trouble follows another”).