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; (Cantonese) ball 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; (Cantonese) ball
 
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): yī bō wèi píng, yī bō zài qǐ
    (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄨㄟˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ , ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: yī bō wèi píng, yī bō zài qǐ [Phonetic: yì bō wèi píng, yì bō zài qǐ]
      • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄨㄟˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ , ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄗㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: yi bo wèi píng, yi bo zài cǐ
      • Wade–Giles: i1 po1 wei4 pʻing2, i1 po1 tsai4 chʻi3
      • Yale: yī bwō wèi píng-, yī bwō dzài chǐ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i bo wey pyng, i bo tzay chii
      • Palladius: и бо вэй пин, и бо цзай ци (i bo vɛj pin, i bo czaj ci)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ 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 (yī bō wèi píng, yī bō yòu qǐ, “one trouble follows another”)
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