连锁反应 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• (physics) chain reaction
• chain reaction; series of events each caused by the previous one

Character by character

• 连liánto join, to connect; continuous; even
• 锁suǒlock, padlock; chains, shackles
• 反fǎnreverse, opposite; contrary, anti-
• 应yìngshould, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with,

Idioms sharing a character

• 叫苦连天 jiào kǔ lián tiān
• 喜结连理 xǐ jié lián lǐ
• 妙语连珠 miào yǔ lián zhū
• 拔茅连茹 bá máo lián rú
• 接二连三 jiē èr lián sān
• 接连不断 jiē lián bù duàn
• 炮火连天 pào huǒ lián tiān
• 藕断丝连 ǒu duàn sī lián
• 血肉相连 xuè ròu xiāng lián
• 连三并四 lián sān bìng sì

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