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 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	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

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• 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”)