雨後春筍 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
後 hòu behind, rear, after; descendents
春 chūn spring; wanton
筍 sǔn bamboo shoot; joint; tendon