前仆后继
Traditional form:
前仆後繼
Pinyin (reading):
qiánpūhòujì
Definitions:
- one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades
- advancing wave upon wave
Characters:
- 前 - in front, forward; former, preceding
- 仆 - to fall forward; prostrate, prone; servant
- 后 - after; behind, rear; descendants
- 继 - to continue, to carry on; to succeed, to inherit
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