避坑落井
避坑落井
bì kēng luò jǐng
to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom); out of the frying pan into the fire
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- (verb, idiom) to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
- out of the frying pan into the fire
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Related Words
一枝独秀(yī zhī dú xiù)· lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
→只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯(zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ , bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng)· only the official is allowed to light the fire
→吃一堑，长一智(chī yī qiàn , zhǎng yī zhì)· Fall into the moat and you'll be wiser next time (idiom); One only learns from one's mistakes.
→一回生二回熟(yī huí shēng èr huí shú)· unfamiliar at first, but well accustomed soon enough (idiom)
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