后浪催前浪
hòu​làng​cuī​qián​làng

the new excels the old

  • created sense approved 后浪催前浪/後浪催前浪 · hòu​làng​cuī​qián​làng · the new excels the old — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    后浪催前浪 / 後浪催前浪

    hòu​làng​cuī​qián​làng

    the new excels the old

    (idiom) literally the rear waves push the front waves; used to describe the constant replacement of the old by the new, often implying that the new generation surpasses the previous one

    后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · behind 浪 (literal) → 浪 · làng · wave 催 (literal) → 催 · cuī · to urge 前 (literal) → 前 · qián · front 浪 (literal) → 浪 · làng · wave

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