cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
no sooner one subsides, the next arises; repeating continuously; occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
此
cǐ
this; these
起
qǐ
to rise
彼
bǐ
that
伏
fú
to lean over