長江後浪推前浪
Chinese
long river; Yangtze River back; behind; rearback; behind; rear; afterwards; after; laterwave; breaker; unrestrainedwave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipatedpush; refuse (responsibility); shove front, forepart; in front; pastfront, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forwardwave; breaker; unrestrainedwave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipatedtrad. (長江後浪推前浪) 長江 後 浪 推 前 浪 simp. (长江后浪推前浪) 长江 后 浪 推 前 浪 Literally: “In the Yangtze River the waves behind push on those ahead.”
Pronunciation
Idiom
長江後浪推前浪
- new things replace old things; the younger (new) generation replaces and surpasses the older (previous) generation
Synonyms
- 長江後浪催前浪/长江后浪催前浪