雨后春笋 yǔ hòu chūn sǔn

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth
  2. many new things emerge in rapid succession

CHARACTERS

雨 yǔ rain; rainy; KangXi radical 173
后 hòu queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
春 chūn spring; wanton
笋 sǔn bamboo shoots