此起彼伏

ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6

up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession · no sooner one subsides, the next arises · repeating continuously

Meanings

  1. up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
  2. no sooner one subsides, the next arises
  3. repeating continuously
  4. occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)

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