层出不穷
céng chū bù qióng
to keep appearing one after another
Character by character
层céng
layer on layer
layer on layer
出chū
emerge
emerge
不bù
not
not
穷qióng
exhausted
exhausted
Example
新的问题层出不穷。
New problems keep cropping up.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
For new things, problems or talent appearing wave after wave.
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