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
长
cháng
long
江
jiāng
(bound form) Yangtze River
后
hòu
back
浪
làng
wave
推
tuī
to push
前
qián
front