雨后春笋
yǔ hòu chūn sǔn
springing up everywhere, like bamboo shoots after rain
Character by character
雨yǔ
rain
rain
后hòu
after
after
春chūn
spring
spring
笋sǔn
shoots
shoots
Example
南方谈话以后，各种新公司如雨后春笋般冒了出来。
After the Southern Talks new companies sprang up everywhere.
Tone: positive (praise).
Usage and origin
Usually in the frame 如雨后春笋般 + 出现／涌现／冒出来. Says something new is spreading fast, generally in a good way.
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