📖 Meaning
One after another, in continuous succession. It describes events or people arriving repeatedly without break. The idiom conveys a sense of unceasing, sequential occurrence.
📜 Origin Story
This idiom originates from the Qing dynasty novel 'Dream of the Red Chamber' (红楼梦) by Cao Xueqin, first chapter. In the original scene, a fire breaks out and spreads rapidly along an entire street, burning fiercely like the 'Flaming Mountain.' The phrase describes how the fire jumped from house to house in rapid succession. Over time, it came to be used broadly for any series of events happening one after another.
💡 Example Usage
接二连三的坏消息让他几乎崩溃。
The bad news came one after another, nearly driving him to collapse.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 接二连三
- Pinyin: jiē èr lián sān
- Literal Translation: receive two, connect three
- Category: Success
- Characters: 4