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 p.m.	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

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• 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
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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
    • Sinological 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 (yī bō wèi píng, yī bō zài qǐ)