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雨後春筍
简 雨后春笋 · 繁 雨後春筍Mandarin · pinyin yǔ hòu chūn sǔn
Meanings
- lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth
- many new things emerge in rapid succession
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3–4–1–3 · yu3 hou4 chun1 sun3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jyu5 hau6 ceon1 seon2
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jyu5 hau6 ceon1 seon2
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phrase
- (figurative) many things coming into being in rapid succession (after a certain timepoint)
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