一波未平，一波又起

一波未平，一波又起

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	(once) again; also; both... and... (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

  (Pinyin): yībōwèipíng, yībōyòuqǐ

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

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jat¹ bo¹ mei⁶ ping⁴, jat¹ bo¹ jau⁶ hei²

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• 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
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jat¹ bo¹ mei⁶ ping⁴, jat¹ bo¹ jau⁶ hei²
    • Yale: yāt bō meih pìhng, yāt bō yauh héi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁷ bo¹ mei⁶ ping⁴, jat⁷ bo¹ jau⁶ hei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yed¹ bo¹ méi⁶ ping⁴, yed¹ bo¹ yeo⁶ héi²
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚⁵ pɔː⁵⁵ mei̯²² pʰɪŋ²¹ jɐt̚⁵ pɔː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²² hei̯³⁵/

Idiom

一波未平，一波又起

1. one trouble follows another

Synonyms

• 一波未平，一波再起 (yībōwèipíng, yībōzàiqǐ)