后生可畏 in English hou4 sheng1 ke3 wei4 Meaning

Meanings

  • the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiomatic expression)
  • the younger generations will surpass us in time

Simplified Characters

后 生 可 畏

Traditional Characters

後 生 可 畏

Pinyin

hou4 sheng1 ke3 wei4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

后hou4surname Hou 生sheng1to be born 可ke3can 畏wei4to fear