Chinese Word Entry

此起彼伏

Mandarin (Zhuyin):	ㄘˇ ㄑㄧˇ ㄅㄧˇ ㄈㄨˊ
Mandarin (Pinyin):	cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
Cantonese (Jyutping):	ci2 hei2 bei2 fuk6
Definitions:	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)

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Chinese characters used in this word

此	this, current, next, coming, last, past, these, in this case, then

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄘˇ (cǐ)
Cantonese:	ci2
Japanese:	シ (shi) / これ (kore)、この (kono)、ここ (koko)
Korean:	차 (cha)
Vietnamese:	thử

起	rouse, wake up, get up, rise, stand up, go up, begin

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄑㄧˇ (qǐ)
Cantonese:	hei2
Japanese:	キ (ki) / お.きる (okiru)、お.こる (okoru)、お.こす (okosu)、た.つ (tatsu)
Korean:	기 (gi)
Vietnamese:	khởi

彼	he, that, the, there, those

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄅㄧˇ (bǐ)
Cantonese:	bei2
Japanese:	ヒ (hi) / かれ (kare)、かの (kano)
Korean:	피 (pi)
Vietnamese:	bỉ

伏	prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes), crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal

Readings

Mandarin:	ㄈㄨˊ (fú), ㄈㄨˋ (fù)
Cantonese:	fuk6
Japanese:	フク (fuku)、フウ (fuu)、ブク (buku) / ふ.せる (fuseru)、ふ.す (fusu)、したがう (shitagau)
Korean:	복 (bog), 부 (bu)
Vietnamese:	phục