後生可畏

Chinese

		young person; young generation; descendants	dreadful; horrible; formidable
trad. (後生可畏)		後生	可畏
simp. (后生可畏)		后生	可畏

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hòushēngkěwèi

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄕㄥㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁶ saang¹ ho² wai³, hau⁶ sang¹ ho² wai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hòushēngkěwèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄕㄥㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howshengkeewey
  - IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau⁶ saang¹ ho² wai³, hau⁶ sang¹ ho² wai³
  - Yale: hauh sāang hó wai, hauh sāng hó wai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁶ saang¹ ho² wai³, hau⁶ sang¹ ho² wai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo⁶ sang¹ ho² wei³, heo⁶ seng¹ ho² wei³
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²² saːŋ⁵⁵ hɔː³⁵ wɐi̯³³/, /hɐu̯²² sɐŋ⁵⁵ hɔː³⁵ wɐi̯³³/

Idiom

後生可畏

a young person displaying exceptional skills; a young person's abilities must be respected; though inexperienced, the younger generations will surpass us in time

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