层出不穷

Traditional: 層出不窮

céng chū bù qióng

Dictionary entry

more and more emerge

What does 层出不穷 mean?

层出不穷 (céng chū bù qióng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1more and more emerge

2innumerable succession

3breeding like flies (idiom)

Character breakdown

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层céngto pile on top of one another · layer; stratum 出chūto go out; to come out · to arise; to occur 不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-穷qióngpoor · destitute

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层出不穷

céng chū bù qióng

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