前浪 (cin4 long6) — the older generation [colloquial] in Cantonese | HKDictionary

cinˎ₄前longˍ₆浪

Mandarin Pinyin: qian2 lang4

Meaning of 前浪

nounthe older generation [colloquial]

Example Sentences with 前浪

hauˍ₆後longˍ₆浪teoiˉ¹推cinˎ₄前longˍ₆浪

The new generation pushes out the old.

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Characters in 前浪

previous; former; preceding; past; of earlier times

dissolute; unrestrained; rash

Words Containing 前浪

長江後浪推前浪coeng4 gong1 hau6 long6 teoi1 cin4 long6

in the Yangtze River the wave behind pushes on the wave ahead

後浪推前浪hau6 long6 teoi1 cin4 long6

existing generation will be replaced by the new generation

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