按下葫芦浮起瓢按下葫蘆浮起瓢

àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo

Meaning

solve one problem only to find another cropping up

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按ànto check, to control, to push, to restrain扌安下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next一卜葫húbottle-gourd艹胡芦lúrushes, reeds艹户浮fúto drift, to float; mobile, temporary, unstable; reckless氵孚起qǐto begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up走己瓢piáoa ladle made from a dried gourd票瓜