長江後浪推前浪

Simplified: 长江后浪推前浪

chángjiānghòulàngtuīqiánlàng ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄤˋ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄤˋ

    • lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom)
    • fig. the new is constantly replacing the old
    • each new generation excels the previous
    • to be constantly evolving

      of things

Character by character

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