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前仆後繼

cin4 puk1 hau6 gai3

qian2 pu1 hou4 ji4

to take up the positions of the fallen and rise to fight one after another

The literary pronunciation for this is cin4 fu6 hau6 gai3.

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

前仆後繼

This word was added by bybell on 29th Jun 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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前 cin4 qian2 jian3 - in front; before
仆 puk1 buk6 fu6 pu1 pu2 - fall forward; prostrate
後 hau6 hou4 - behind; come after
繼 gai3 ji4 - [1] [v] continue; maintain; carry on [2] then;

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