長江後浪推前浪
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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 | ||
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trad. (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.” |
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長江後浪推前浪
- new things replace old things; the younger (new) generation replaces and surpasses the older (previous) generation