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長江後浪催前浪

简长江后浪催前浪 · 繁長江後浪催前浪

Mandarin · pinyin Cháng Jiāng hòu làng cuī qián làng

see 長江後浪推前浪 Cháng Jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng

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長: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader; Kangxi radical 168
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
浪: làng · wave; wasteful, reckless
催: cuī · press, urge
前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
长: zhǎng · long; length; excel in; leader
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

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2–1–4–4–1–2–4 · Chang2 Jiang1 hou4 lang4 cui1 qian2 lang4

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