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雨后春笋

yǔ hòu chūn sǔndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom) / fig. rapid new growth / many new things emerge in rapid succession
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

雨後春筍 雨后春笋 [yu3 hou4 chun1 sun3] /lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth/many new things emerge in rapid succession/

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Other forms in these source records: 雨後春筍

  • 雨
    yù

    (literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet

  • 后
    hòu

    empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler / back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-

    Hòu

    surname Hou

  • 春
    chūn

    spring (season) / gay / joyful / youthful / love / lust / life

    Chūn

    surname Chun

  • 笋
    sǔn

    bamboo shoot

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.