此伏彼起 cǐ fú bǐ qǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. see 此起彼伏[ci3 qi3 bi3 fu2]

CHARACTERS

此 cǐ this, these; in this case, then
伏 fú crouch, crawl, lie hidden, conceal
彼 bǐ that, there, those
起 qǐ rise, stand up; go up; begin