jat1 bo1 mei6 ping4 ，jat1 bo1 jau6 hei2一波未平，一波又起
Jyutpingjat1 bo1 mei6 ping4 ，jat1 bo1 jau6 hei2
Yaleyāt bō meih pìhng ，jāt bō yauh héi
Definition
One trouble follows another; a series of problems arising before previous ones are resolved.
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How it's used
This idiom is frequently used to describe a series of unfortunate events or a project that faces constant setbacks. It carries a sense of exhaustion or frustration, as if the speaker is being overwhelmed by a never-ending cycle of complications. It is a very common way to express that things are not going smoothly.
Examples
This matter is really one problem after another.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
