一波未平，一波又起

Traditional form:

一波未平，一波又起

Pinyin (reading):

yībōwèipíng,yībōyòuqǐ

Definitions:

• before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
• many twists and turns to a story
• one thing after another

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 波 - waves, ripples, breakers; undulations
• 未 - not yet; 8th terrestrial branch
• 平 - flat, level, even; peaceful
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 波 - waves, ripples, breakers; undulations
• 又 - and, also, again, in addition
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 波 - waves, ripples, breakers; undulations
• 未 - not yet; 8th terrestrial branch
• 平 - flat, level, even; peaceful
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 波 - waves, ripples, breakers; undulations
• 又 - and, also, again, in addition
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up