此起彼伏

Chinese

		this; these	to rise; to raise; to get up	that; those; (one) another)	conceal (ambush); prostrate; submit
trad. (此起彼伏)		此	起	彼	伏
simp. #(此起彼伏)		此	起	彼	伏

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cǐqǐbǐfú

  (Zhuyin): ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci² hei² bei² fuk⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cǐqǐbǐfú [Phonetic: cíqíbǐfú]
    • Zhuyin: ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǐhcǐbǐfú
    • Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ³-chʻi³-pi³-fu²
    • Yale: tsž-chǐ-bǐ-fú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyychiibiifwu
    • Palladius: цыцибифу (cycibifu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci² hei² bei² fuk⁶
    • Yale: chí héi béi fuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi² hei² bei² fuk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi² héi² béi² fug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː³⁵ hei̯³⁵ pei̯³⁵ fʊk̚²/

Idiom

此起彼伏

1. Synonym of 此起彼落 (cǐqǐbǐluò, “(of sounds) rising and falling; continuous; unceasing”)