后起之秀 in English hou4 qi3 zhi1 xiu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • an up-and-coming youngster
  • new talent
  • a brilliant younger generation

Simplified Characters

后 起 之 秀

Traditional Characters

後 起 之 秀

Pinyin

hou4 qi3 zhi1 xiu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

后hou4surname Hou 起qi3to rise 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 秀xiu4handsome