kēng
luò
jǐng

idiom

Meaning of 避坑落井

避坑落井 means to avoid one danger only to fall into another; out of the frying pan into the fire. Pronounced bì kēng luò jǐng.

  • to avoid one danger only to fall into another; out of the frying pan into the fire

Definitions & Examples

wéi
huàn
le
gōng
zuò
jiù
néng
bǎi
tuō
fan
 
méi
xiǎng
dào
shì
kēng
luò
jǐng
 
xīn
gōng
de
gèng
 

He thought changing jobs would free him from trouble, but it turned out to be out of the frying pan into the fire, as the pressure at the new company is even greater.

Wèi
le
duǒ
zhài
ér
tóu
gāo
fēng
xiǎn
xiàng
 
jiǎn
zhí
shì
kēng
luò
jǐng
 

Investing in high-risk projects to avoid debt is like jumping out of the frying pan into the fire.

Jiě
jué
le
shù
lòu
dòng
 
què
yǐn
le
gèng
yán
zhòng
de
ān
quán
wèn
 
zhēn
shì
kēng
luò
jǐng
 

Fixing one technical vulnerability triggered an even more serious security issue—truly a case of avoiding a pit only to fall into a well.