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; (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
 
(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): yī bō wèi píng, yī bō yòu qǐ
    (Zhuyin): ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄨㄟˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ , ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧˇ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): jat1 bo1 mei6 ping4, jat1 bo1 jau6 hei2
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: yī bō wèi píng, yī bō yòu qǐ [Phonetic: yì bō wèi píng, yì bō yòu qǐ]
      • Zhuyin: ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄨㄟˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ , ㄧ ㄅㄛ ㄧㄡˋ ㄑㄧˇ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: yi bo wèi píng, yi bo yòu cǐ
      • Wade–Giles: i1 po1 wei4 pʻing2, i1 po1 yu4 chʻi3
      • Yale: yī bwō wèi píng-, yī bwō yòu chǐ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i bo wey pyng, i bo yow chii
      • Palladius: и бо вэй пин, и бо ю ци (i bo vɛj pin, i bo ju ci)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • Cantonese

Idiom

一波未平，一波又起

  1. one trouble follows another

Synonyms
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