避坑落井

bì kēng luò jǐng

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Definitions

  1. 1. to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
  2. 2. out of the frying pan into the fire

Child Words of 避坑落井

井
jǐng

a well

坑
kēng

pit; depression; hollow

落
là

to leave out

落
lào

colloquial reading for 落[luò] in certain compounds

落
luò

to fall or drop

避
bì

to avoid