按下葫蘆浮起瓢 àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo

DEFINITIONS

  1. solve one problem only to find another cropping up

CHARACTERS

按 àn
HSK 4
put hand on, press down with hand
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
葫 hú bottle-gourd
蘆 lú rushes, reeds
浮 fú
HSK 6
to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous
起 qǐ
HSK 1
rise, stand up; go up; begin
瓢 piáo ladle made from dried gourd