青出蓝
[Pinyin]
qīng chū yú lán
[Definition]
青: indigo; Blue: Grass such as Polygonum can be used as dye. Green is extracted from indigo grass, but is darker than blue. It is a metaphor for a student surpassing a teacher or a descendant surpassing a predecessor.
[Source]
"Xunzi Encouraging Learning": "Green is taken from blue, and green is from blue."
[Example sentence]
p>The achievements of our predecessors in science and technology are not unattainable. As long as we work hard and are open-minded and eager to learn, we will definitely be able to "become better than those who have done well".
The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead
[Pinyin]
cháng jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng
[Definition]
< p>It is a metaphor for the continuous progress of things. It mostly refers to new people and new things replacing old people and old things.[Source]
The second chapter of "Wandering into the Peach Garden" by Yuan Ziyi: "The water reaches the Yangtze River, and the waves behind push the waves ahead, and the flowers fly west and east. Time flies by. ”
[Example]
The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, and each generation becomes more powerful!
Catch up from behind
[Pinyin]
hòu lái jū shàng
[Explanation]
The later surpasses the previous of. There is a way to praise rising stars over their predecessors.
[Source]
"Historical Records: Biography of Jizheng": "Your Majesty uses his ministers like heaping up salary, and those who come after him will take over."
[ Example]
With the strong rise of companies such as DreamWorks and Pixar, Disney Animation's morale has become increasingly depressed, and talents have left one after another.