长江后浪推前浪

Cháng Jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng · chang jiang hou lang tui qian lang

Traditional 長江後浪推前浪

Meaning

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