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此起彼伏

cǐqǐbǐfú

ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ

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

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