1 to wish for

2 to desire

3 hope

4 classifier: 个 gè

1 surname Mi

1 (husked) rice

1 to rush about

2 to be constantly on the move

1 Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang

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

1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)

1 lit. to try to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it (idiom)

2 fig. to try to gain an advantage only to end up worse off

3 to go for wool and come back shorn

1 The cleverest housewife cannot cook without rice (idiom); You won't get anywhere without equipment.

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