此起彼伏

• 병음: cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
• 한자 분석: 此 = this; 起 = rise; 彼 = that; 伏 = fall/lie down

뜻

파도처럼 잇따라 일어나다; 끊임없이 이어지다

A vivid idiom depicting continuous, overlapping occurrences. Used for sounds (applause, cries), events (incidents, waves of activity), or phenomena happening in succession without pause.

예문

1. 观众的掌声此起彼伏，演员们谢幕了三次才退场。
2. 工地上机器的轰鸣声此起彼伏，从早到晚没停过。
3. 这几年创业浪潮此起彼伏，新公司如雨后春笋般涌现。

사용 가이드

맥락: descriptive, events, sounds

어조: vivid

올바른 표현

• 喝彩声此起彼伏。(Cheers rose one after another.)
• 各种丑闻此起彼伏地被曝光。(Various scandals were exposed one after another.)

피해야 할 표현

• 我的心情此起彼伏地好 (The idiom describes alternating phenomena, not sustained states — don't use it for constant moods)

기원과 역사

Classical idiom formed from 此起 (this rises) + 彼伏 (that falls). Depicts an alternating pattern like ocean waves, one cresting as another recedes.

문화적 배경

세대: All ages

사회적 배경: Universal