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避坑落井 — “To avoid a pit and fall into a well”

避坑落井 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to avoid one danger or difficulty only to encounter another, often worse, one; to get out of the frying pan and into the fire”. Literally, “To avoid a pit and fall into a well”.

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避坑落井 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 避bì
  • 坑kēng
  • 落luò
  • 井jǐng

避坑落井 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
避
bì16avoid or take shelter
坑
kēng7pit, trap, or deceive
落
luò12fall, drop, settle, decline
井
jǐng4a well

Example Sentence with 避坑落井

小张本想通过搬家来躲避嘈杂的环境,没想到新住处施工噪音更大,真是避坑落井。
Xiao Zhang intended to move house to escape the noisy environment, but unexpectedly, the construction noise at his new place was even louder. He truly got out of the frying pan and into the fire.

Idioms Related to 避坑落井

Synonyms of 避坑落井

  • bì避jǐng阱rù入kēng坑avoid one danger, fall into another

More idioms starting with 避

  • bì避shì世qiáng墙dōng东live reclusively among ordinary people
  • bì避shì世lí离sú俗shun the world and live in seclusion
  • bì避shì世jué绝sú俗seclude oneself from the world
  • bì避shì世jīn金mén门shun worldly affairs despite prominent role
  • bì避shì世jīn金mǎ马withdraw from public life despite holding office
  • bì避zhī之ruò若měi浼shun as if contaminated
  • bì避jǐng井rù入kǎn坎escape one danger, fall into another
  • bì避rén人yǎn眼mù目avoid observation
  • bì避rén人ěr耳mù目avoid being seen or noticed
  • bì避sú俗qū趋xīn新shun old customs, embrace new trends
  • bì避qí其ruì锐qì气avoid the enemy's initial strong momentum
  • bì避qí其ruì锐qì气,,jī击qí其duò惰guī归Avoid their peak, strike their decline

Questions about 避坑落井

What does 避坑落井 mean?
避坑落井 (bì kēng luò jǐng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to avoid one danger or difficulty only to encounter another, often worse, one; to get out of the frying pan and into the fire”.
How do you pronounce 避坑落井?
避坑落井 is pronounced bì kēng luò jǐng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 避坑落井 literally mean?
Literally, 避坑落井 means “to avoid a pit and fall into a well”. It is used to mean “to avoid one danger or difficulty only to encounter another, often worse, one; to get out of the frying pan and into the fire”.
What is the Chinese definition of 避坑落井?
躲过了坑,又掉进井里。比喻躲过一害,又受一害。
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