避坑落井

Traditional form:

避坑落井

Pinyin (reading):

bìkēngluòjǐng

Definitions:

• to dodge a pit only to fall into a well (idiom)
• out of the frying pan into the fire

Characters:

• 避 - to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide
• 坑 - pit, hole; to trap, to bury; to harry
• 落 - to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
• 井 - well, mine shaft, pit

Traditional characters:

• 避 - to avoid, to turn away; to escape, to hide
• 坑 - pit, hole; to trap, to bury; to harry
• 落 - to fall, to drop; surplus, net income
• 井 - well, mine shaft, pit