雨后春笋

Traditional: 雨後春筍

yǔ hòu chūn sǔn

Dictionary entry

lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth

What does 雨后春笋 mean?

雨后春笋 (yǔ hòu chūn sǔn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth

2many new things emerge in rapid succession

Character breakdown

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雨yǔrain · CL:陣|阵[zhen4],場|场[chang2]后Hòusurname Hou 春chūnold variant of 春[chun1]笋sǔnvariant of 筍|笋[sun3]

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How to pronounce 雨后春笋

雨后春笋

yǔ hòu chūn sǔn

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