此起彼落

Traditional form:

此起彼落

Pinyin (reading):

cǐqǐbǐluò

Definitions:

• to rise and fall in succession (idiom)
• repeating continuously

Characters:

• 此 - this, these; in this case, then
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 彼 - that, those, the other
• 落 - to fall, to drop; surplus, net income

Traditional characters:

• 此 - this, these; in this case, then
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 彼 - that, those, the other
• 落 - to fall, to drop; surplus, net income