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]

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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.