长江后浪推前浪

cháng jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng

lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom)

fig. the new is constantly replacing the old; each new generation excels the previous; (of things) to be constantly evolving

cháng

long

jiāng

(bound form) Yangtze River

hòu

back

làng

wave

tuī

to push

qián

front

làng

wave