按下葫芦浮起瓢

àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo

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1. solve one problem only to find another cropping up

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Child Words of 按下葫芦浮起瓢

• 起 起 qǐ: (for groups or occurrences) instance, time
• 下 下 xià: down
• 按 按 àn: to press
• 浮 浮 fú: to float
• 按下 按下 àn xià: to press down
• 浮起 浮起 fú qǐ: to float
• 瓢 瓢 piáo: dipper
• 葫 葫 hú: Allium scorodoprasum
• 葫芦 葫芦 hú lu: calabash or bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
• 芦 芦 lú: rush