| 一波未平，一波又起 |
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ |
before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved / many twists and turns to a story / one thing after another |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 波 |
Bō |
(bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波兰) / surname Bo |
| 波 |
bō |
wave / ripple / storm / surge |
| 未 |
wèi |
not yet / did not / have not / not / 8th earthly branch: 1-3 p.m., 6th solar month (7th July-6th August), year of the Sheep / ancient Chinese compass point: 210° |
| 平 |
Píng |
surname Ping |
| 平 |
píng |
flat / level / equal / to tie (make the same score) / to draw (score) / calm / peaceful / abbr. for 平声 |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 波 |
Bō |
(bound form) Poland (abbr. for 波兰) / surname Bo |
| 波 |
bō |
wave / ripple / storm / surge |
| 又 |
yòu |
(once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway |
| 起 |
qǐ |
to rise / to raise / to get up / to set out / to start / to appear / to launch / to initiate (action) / to draft / to establish / to get (from a depot or counter) / verb suffix, to start / starting from (a time, place, price etc) / classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance / classifier for groups: batch, group |