一波未平

yībōwèipíng
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 one crisis after another
  2. 2 before one wave subsides, another rises

Examples

Gōngsī zhēn shì yī bō wèi píng, yī bō yòu qǐ.
The company is lurching from one crisis to the next.
Chǒuwén yī bō wèi píng, xīn de zhǐkòng yòu lái le.
The scandal hadn't died down when fresh accusations emerged.

Tips

usage
Short form of 一波未平. Often said with the full couplet; standalone use assumes the listener completes it. Compare the Song dynasty source in 's 《白石》.

Stroke Order

wèi
píng