跳出釜底进火坑 in English tiao4 chu1 fu3 di3 jin4 huo3 keng1 Meaning

Meanings

  • out of the frying pan into the fire (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

跳 出 釜 底 进 火 坑

Traditional Characters

跳 出 釜 底 進 火 坑

Pinyin

tiao4 chu1 fu3 di3 jin4 huo3 keng1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

跳tiao4to jump 出chu1to go out 釜fu3kettle 底di3(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) 进jin4to go forward 火huo3surname Huo 坑keng1hole