one after another in close succession

one after another in close succession

Xiangbeixiangwang, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Xi à NGB è IXI à NGW à ng, originally refers to the front and back, later used to describe the crowded pedestrians, one after another. It comes from the biography of Zuo Xiong in the book of the later Han Dynasty.

Idiom explanation

Neck: neck.

The origin of Idioms

The biography of Zuo Xiong in the book of the later Han Dynasty: the supervisor Xiang looks back at each other, and the same disease is grey.

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate, object and attribute to describe pedestrian congestion.

Examples

Those who want to write at home look at each other from behind. The inscription on the tablet shines everywhere! (preface to song Jinglian's works by Liu Ji of Ming Dynasty)