此起彼伏 ci² hei² bei² fuk⁶ {cǐ qǐ bǐ fú}

1. up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
2. no sooner one subsides, the next arises
3. repeating continuously
4. occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)