As one falls, another rises. Used to describe things that happen in succession or wave after wave.
这里起来，那里下去。形容接连不断。
华而实《汉衣冠》四此起彼伏，似有万人响应。”
The applause came in waves, rising and falling as one speaker after another took the stage.
Learn the next connected idiom: 此起彼伏 (cǐ qǐ bǐ fú) → 负债累累 (fù zhai lèi lèi)
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