- one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades
- advancing wave upon wave
Characters
- 前 (前): front; forward; ahead; first; top (followed by a number); future; ago; before; BC (e.g. 前293年); former; formerly
- 仆 (仆): to fall forward; to fall prostrate
- 后 (后): surname Hou
- 继 (繼): to continue; to follow after; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit; then; afterwards
Resources
- Wiktionary: 前仆后继
- MDBG: 前仆后继
- Examples with 前仆后继 on Tatoeba
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