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后来者居上

hòu lái zhě jū shàng

5-character word Traditional 後來者居上

What 后来者居上 means

1. the latecomers surpass their predecessors

The characters in 后来者居上

• 后hòuempress; queen; (archaic) monarch
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…
• 者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...; (after a noun) person involved in ...; -er
• 居jūto reside; to be (in a certain position); to store up
• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…