長江後浪推前浪
Chinese
editlong 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.” |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄤˋ ㄊㄨㄟ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Chángjiang hòulàng tuei ciánlàng
- Wade–Giles: Chʻang2-chiang1 hou4-lang4 tʻui1 chʻien2-lang4
- Yale: Cháng-jyāng hòu-làng twēi chyán-làng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Charngjiang howlanq tuei chyanlanq
- Palladius: Чанцзян хоулан туй цяньлан (Čanczjan xoulan tuj cjanʹlan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ lɑŋ⁵¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ lɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: coeng4 gong1 hau6 long6 teoi1 cin4 long6
- Yale: chèuhng gōng hauh lohng tēui chìhn lohng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng4 gong1 hau6 long6 toey1 tsin4 long6
- Guangdong Romanization: cêng4 gong1 heo6 long6 têu1 qin4 long6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯²² lɔːŋ²² tʰɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ lɔːŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit長江後浪推前浪
- new things replace old things; the younger (new) generation replaces and surpasses the older (previous) generation