后来居上

hòuláijūshàng

the latecomers surpass the old-timers

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the latercomers surpass the formers

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the latercomers surpass the formers

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hou4 lai2 ju1 shang4

lit. late-comer lives above (idiom); the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation, the pupil surpasses the master

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后来居上

hòu lái jū shàng

catch up from behind; Latecomers become the first.; latecomers getting ahead of others; New comers are promoted over the heads of his seniors.; New comers gain the upper hand on the old.; Successors excel the predecessors.; The backward caught up with the advanced.; The latecomers surpass the early starters.; The newcomer has outdone the old hands.; The younger generation outstrips the old.; those from behind catching up and surpassing those in front; Those who come late somehow get to the forefront.

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後來居上|后来居上 [hòu lái jū shàng] ► lit. late-comer lives above (idiom); the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation ► the pupil surpasses the master