長江後浪推前浪

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Chinese

long river; Yangtze River
back; behind; rear
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
 
wave; breaker; unrestrained
wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated
 
push; refuse (responsibility); shove
front, forepart; in front; past
front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward
 
wave; breaker; unrestrained
wave; breaker; unrestrained; dissipated
 
trad. (長江後浪推前浪) 長江
simp. (长江后浪推前浪) 长江
Literally: “In the Yangtze River the waves behind push on those ahead.”

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長江後浪推前浪

  1. new things replace old things; the younger (new) generation replaces and surpasses the older (previous) generation

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