Is this a real Chinese Proverb? (Pumpkins and Time Management) Recently, I read this Chinese proverb. It looked amazing, but I wasn't able to find the Chinese version (or even find out if it actually existed). 

"One cannot manage too many affairs: like pumpkins in the water, one pops up while you try to hold down the other.
- Chinese Proverb" 

If you know how it translates, that would be a great help!
It's a real proverb and means what your quote says it means.


  按下葫芦浮起瓢  (àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo)
  variant: 按下葫芦又起瓢 (... yòu qǐ piáo)


葫芦 and 瓢 are two different words for gourd, similar to a pumpkin. These were used to collect water, so that's why you would want to hold them under water.