1. The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead

It is a metaphor for the situation where new people and things with certain accumulation push the development of old people and things in certain aspects. It can also mean that new people and new things with certain qualifications are better than old people and old things.

2. A person is better than a person who is better than a person.

It is a metaphor that people can improve after learning or education. It is often used as a metaphor for students to surpass their teachers or for future generations to be better than their predecessors.

3. A young phoenix sounds better than an old phoenix

It is a metaphor for a son being better than his father.

4. There are only top students, but no top masters

It means that the skills of apprentices often exceed those of their masters.

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Famous quotes to describe masters and apprentices:

1. Once a teacher, always a father

It means Even if his teacher only teaches him for one day, he should treat him as his father for the rest of his life. It is a metaphor that you should respect your teacher as much as you treat your father.

2. Failure to teach strictly means teachers are lazy

It means that failure to educate students strictly is a dereliction of duty on the part of the teacher.

3. The gift of a few words is a teacher.

It means that even if you just give yourself a little advice and help, you can be my teacher.

4. Appreciating a master is like reincarnation

Describes that recognizing a master is a major event that determines the future of one's life.