| 前仆后继 |
qián pū hòu jì |
one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades / advancing wave upon wave |
| 前 |
qián |
front / forward / ahead / first / top (followed by a number) / future / ago / before / BC (e.g. 前293年) / former / formerly |
| 仆 |
pū |
to fall forward / to fall prostrate |
| 仆 |
pú |
servant |
| 后 |
Hòu |
surname Hou |
| 后 |
hòu |
empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler |
| 后 |
hòu |
back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post- |
| 继 |
jì |
to continue / to follow after / to go on with / to succeed / to inherit / then / afterwards |