坑坎
kēng kǎn
Pinyin
Definition
坑坎
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- uneven (road)
- depression (in terrain)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (6)
一个萝卜一个坑
- 1 lit. every turnip to its hole (idiom)
- 2 fig. each person has his own position
- 3 each to his own
- 4 horses for courses
- 5 every kettle has its lid
坎坷不平
- 1 potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
满坑满谷
- 1 (idiom) all over the place
- 2 in every nook and cranny
- 3 packed to the rafters
跳出火坑
- 1 lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom); to escape from a living hell
- 2 to free oneself from a life of torture
跳出釜底进火坑
- 1 out of the frying pan into the fire (idiom)