按下葫芦浮起瓢

Traditional: 按下葫蘆浮起瓢

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Dictionary entry

solve one problem only to find another cropping up

What does 按下葫芦浮起瓢 mean?

按下葫芦浮起瓢 (àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1solve one problem only to find another cropping up

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按ànto press · to push 下xiàdown · downwards 葫húused in 葫蘆|葫芦[hu2 lu5]芦lú(bound form) reed 浮fúto float · superficial 起qǐto rise · to raise 瓢piáodipper · ladle

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How to pronounce 按下葫芦浮起瓢

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