按下葫芦浮起瓢

ànxiàhúlufúqǐpiáo

hardly has one gourd been pushed under water when another bobs up - solve one problem only to find another cropping up

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an4 xia4 hu2 lu2 fu2 qi3 piao2

solve one problem only to find another cropping up

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按下葫芦浮起瓢

àn xià hú lu fú qǐ piáo

hardly have one gourd been pushed under water when another bobs up; solve one problem only to find another cropping up; too busy to attend to all

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按下葫蘆浮起瓢|按下葫芦浮起瓢 [àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo] ► solve one problem only to find another cropping up