tránh vỏ dưa gặp vỏ dừa
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A Vietnamese idiom that describes a situation where one avoids one problem only to face a worse one.
vi Vừa thoát rắc rối này lại gặp rắc rối khác, đúng là tránh vỏ dưa gặp vỏ dừa.
en Escaping one problem only to face a worse one is like going from the frying pan into the fire.
An idiomatic expression meaning to escape a bad situation only to end up in one that is even worse.
vi Thoát khỏi tình huống tồi tệ này lại rơi vào tình huống còn tệ hơn, thật là tránh vỏ dưa gặp vỏ dừa.
en Escaping a bad situation only to end up in an even worse one is like jumping from the frying pan into the fire.