后生可畏

Traditional: 後生可畏

hòu shēng kě wèi

Dictionary entry

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

What does 后生可畏 mean?

后生可畏 (hòu shēng kě wèi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom)

2the younger generations will surpass us in time

Character breakdown

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后Hòusurname Hou 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able · to approve; to permit 畏wèito fear

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后生可畏

hòu shēng kě wèi

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