in succession

in succession

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is zh ǒ ngz ú Xi ā ngji ē, which means the footprints are connected. It describes a large number of people, one after another. The same as "heel and toe". It comes from the book of Mao jiechuan.

The origin of Idioms

Zhang Juzheng of Ming Dynasty wrote in his reply to Mao jiechuan: "today's literati and bureaucrats have a lot of friends, because their crowns and tassels rub each other and their feet touch each other."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: heel to toe, heel to toe

Idiom usage

It refers to many people.