后生可畏 / 後生可畏
hòu shēng kě wèi
Meaning
- the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom)
- the younger generations will surpass us in time
Example sentences
俗话说：后生可畏；可俗话又说：嘴上无毛、办事不牢！
俗話說：後生可畏；可俗話又說：嘴上無毛、辦事不牢！
sú huà shuō： hòu shēng kě wèi； kě sú huà yòu shuō： zuǐ shàng wú máo、 bàn shì bù láo！
"As the saying goes, ""The younger generation is to be feared""; but another saying goes, ""A young man with no beard is unreliable."""