后来居上
hòulái-jūshàngTraditional 後來居上
latecomers surpass the old-timers
Every meaning
hòulái-jūshàng
- latecomers surpass the old-timers
Its characters
- 后hòuafter; later
- 来láito come
- 居jūto live; to reside
- 上shàngup; above; on
Words with 后
Words with 来
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.