后生可畏

后生可畏
hòushēngwèi

the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom)

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. adjective

    the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom)

    • The younger generation is truly formidable; the future belongs to them.

  2. adjective

    the younger generations will surpass us in time

    • The younger generation is formidable, and the future belongs to them.

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解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (mouth; door)RADICAL
  • (behind; empress (figuratively—one who rules from behind))ASSOCIATIVE

A mouth giving orders from behind the golden throne is the authority of an empress.

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