此起彼伏
cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
Pinyin
Definition
此起彼伏
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- up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- no sooner one subsides, the next arises
- repeating continuously
- occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
一波未平,一波又起
- 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
- 2 many twists and turns to a story
- 3 one thing after another
一病不起
- 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
不分彼此
- 1 to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom)
- 2 to share everything
- 3 to be on very intimate terms
事不关己,高高挂起
- 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台
- 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
- 2 a cool head in a crisis