一波三折 [－－－－]

Jyutping jat1 bo1 saam1 zit3
Pinyin yī bō sān zhé

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. calligraphic flourish with many twists
  2. fig. many twists and turns
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    比喻​事情​曲折​多變​，​唔​順利
    things are not going smoothly
  2. 反義詞
    一帆風順
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    calligraphic flourish with many twists
  2. phrase, figuratively, idiomatic
    to be full of ups and downs; to have many twists and turns
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）