后来居上 in English hou4 lai2 ju1 shang4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) late-comer lives above (idiomatic expression); the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation
  • the pupil surpasses the master

Simplified Characters

后 来 居 上

Traditional Characters

後 來 居 上

Pinyin

hou4 lai2 ju1 shang4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

后hou4surname Hou 来lai2to come 居ju1surname Ju 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]