hòu​lái​jū​shàng

latecomers surpass the predecessors

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    后来者居上 / 後來者居上 hòu​lái​zhě​jū​shàng

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  • created reference approved 后来居上/後來居上 → 青出于蓝/青出於藍 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    青出于蓝 / 青出於藍 qīng​chū​yú​lán

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  • created reference approved 后来居上/後來居上 → 后发先至/後發先至 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    后发先至 / 後發先至 hòu​fā​xiān​zhì

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  • created sense approved 后来居上/後來居上 · hòu​lái​jū​shàng · latecomers surpass the predecessors — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    latecomers surpass the predecessors

    (idiom) latecomers surpass the predecessors; to overtake from behind; the new supersedes the old

    后来 (literal) → 后来/後來 · hòu​lái · afterwards 居 (literal) → 居 · jū · to occupy 上 (literal) → 上 · shàng · upper

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