避坑落井

bei6 haang1 lok6 zeng2

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

Meanings

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

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