前仆后踣 — “To fall one after another, with others immediately taking their place”
前仆后踣 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fall one after another, with others immediately taking their place”. To advance fearlessly and relentlessly despite heavy losses or setbacks, signifying a courageous and magnificent struggle. Literally, “Those in front fall, those behind stumble”.
前仆后踣 Pronunciation and Pinyin
前仆后踣 Character Breakdown
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- qián前bù不bā巴cūn村，，hòu后bù不bā巴diàn店nowhere to go for help
- qián前bù不bā巴cūn村，，hòu后bù不zháo着diàn店stranded in the middle of nowhere
- qián前bù不zháo着cūn村，，hòu后bù不zháo着diàn店stranded without support
- qián前bù不jiàn见gǔ古rén人，，hòu后bù不jiàn见lái来zhě者unprecedented and peerless, profoundly alone
- qián前shì事bù不wàng忘，，hòu后shì事zhī之shī师Learn from the past to guide the future
- qián前rén人shī失jiǎo脚，，hòu后rén人bǎ把huá滑learn from others' mistakes
- qián前rén人zāi栽shù树，，hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from earlier efforts
- qián前rén人zhǒng种dé德hòu后rén人shōu收Later generations benefit from ancestors' virtues
- qián前rén人zhòng种shù树，，hòu后rén人chéng乘liáng凉Later generations benefit from previous efforts
- qián前pū仆hòu后qǐ起one falls, another rises
- qián前yǎng仰hòu后hé合rock back and forth with laughter
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What does 前仆后踣 mean?
前仆后踣 (qián pú hòu bó) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fall one after another, with others immediately taking their place”.
How do you pronounce 前仆后踣?
前仆后踣 is pronounced qián pú hòu bó in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 前仆后踣 literally mean?
Literally, 前仆后踣 means “those in front fall, those behind stumble”. It is used to mean “to fall one after another, with others immediately taking their place”.
What is the Chinese definition of 前仆后踣?
形容斗争的英勇壮烈。同“前仆后继”。