1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
2 many twists and turns to a story
3 one thing after another
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
1 over and over again (idiom)
上一次当,学一次乖
shàng yī cì dàng , xué yī cì guāi
1 to take sth as a lesson for next time (idiom)
2 once bitten, twice shy
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
几次三番
jǐ cì sān fān
1 lit. twice then three times (idiom); fig. repeatedly
2 over and over again
推波助澜
tuī bō zhù lán
1 to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum
2 to encourage sth to get bigger
3 to add fuel to the fire
暗送秋波
àn sòng qiū bō
1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
波涛粼粼
bō tāo lín lín
1 crystalline waves (idiom)
语无伦次
yǔ wú lún cì
1 incoherent speech
2 to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom)
送秋波
sòng qiū bō
1 to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
逐次近似
zhú cì jìn sì
1 successive approximate values (idiom)
醋海生波
cù hǎi shēng bō
1 lit. waves on a sea of vinegar
2 trouble caused by a jealous woman (idiom)
阿谀奉承
ē yú fèng chéng
1 flattering and fawning (idiom)
2 sweet-talking
随波逐流
suí bō zhú liú
1 to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly
随波逊流
suí bō xùn liú
1 to drift with the waves and yield to the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly