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Chinese
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to press (with the hand); to push; to control to press (with the hand); to push; to control; to restrain; to check; pressing down (brush movement in painting); according to; in the light of |
under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter |
bottle gourd; calabash; person that can drink a large amount of water
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to float
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to rise; to raise; to get up
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dipper; ladle
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| trad. (按下葫蘆浮起瓢)
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按
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下
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葫蘆
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浮
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起
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瓢
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| simp. (按下葫芦浮起瓢)
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按
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下
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葫芦
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浮
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起
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瓢
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| Literally: “hardly has one gourd been pushed under water when another bobs up”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
按下葫蘆浮起瓢
- to solve one problem only to find another cropping up
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