按下葫芦浮起瓢 àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo

DEFINITIONS

  1. solve one problem only to find another cropping up

CHARACTERS

按 àn put hand on, press down with hand
下 xià under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
葫 hú bottle-gourd
芦 lú rushes, reeds
浮 fú to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous
起 qǐ rise, stand up; go up; begin
瓢 piáo ladle made from dried gourd