接二連三 [－－连－]

Jyutping zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1
Pinyin jiē èr lián sān

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. one after another (idiom)
  2. in quick succession
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    幾件類​似​嘅​事件​，​喺​短​時​間​內​連​續​發​生
    one after another; in quick succession; continuous
    • 校園接二連三發生偷竊事件。
      校园接二连三发生偷窃事件。
      haau6 jyun4 zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 faat3 sang1 tau1 sit3 si6 gin2.
      Thefts occur in the campus one after another.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    one after another
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #2090
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    接二连三嘅丑闻蚕食紧市民对政府嘅信心。
    接二連三嘅醜聞蠶食緊市民對政府嘅信心。
    zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 ge3 cau2 man4 caam4 sik6 gan2 si5 man4 deoi3 zing3 fu2 ge3 seon3 sam1.
    • The faith of the citizens towards the government is nibbling away at a spate of scandals.
  2. Cantonese
    接二连三
    接二連三
    zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1
    • in quick succession
  3. Cantonese
    校园接二连三发生偷窃事件。
    校園接二連三發生偷竊事件。
    haau6 jyun4 zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 faat3 sang1 tau1 sit3 si6 gin2.
    • Thefts occur in the campus one after another.
  4. Cantonese
    地中海近日接二连三发生人蛇船海难，短短两日就有过千人葬身海底。
    地中海近日接二連三發生人蛇船海難，短短兩日就有過千人葬身海底。
    dei6 zung1 hoi2 gan6 jat6 zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 faat3 sang1 jan4 se4 syun4 hoi2 naan6, dyun2 dyun2 loeng5 jat6 zau6 jau5 gwo3 cin1 jan4 zong3 san1 hoi2 dai2.
    • Recently, a series of shipwrecks left more than a thousand illegal immigrants dead at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    接二连三
    接二連三
    jiē èr lián sān
    • to follow one another