后生可畏
hòu shēng kě wèi
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Traditional: 後生可畏
The younger generation deserves respect because it may well surpass its elders. Said, usually with admiration, when a young person shows impressive talent.
Lớp người sinh sau đáng nể vì có thể vượt cả lớp trước. Thường nói với ý khen khi thấy người trẻ tỏ ra tài giỏi.
Register: neutral
Examples
Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation) — awaiting a native-speaker check
Sources & notes
Hán-Việt bridge batch 061 (2026-11-13). Headword, Traditional form and pinyin checked against CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0) source ↗ · Hán-Việt reading: Unihan kVietnamese source ↗ ; en.wiktionary Vietnamese entries via kaikki.org extract, snapshot 2026-07-31 (CC BY-SA 4.0): etymology of “hậu sinh khả uý” = 後生可畏 · Vietnamese cognate: Idiomer entry “hậu sinh khả uý” (hau-sinh-kha-uy). Definition, literal gloss and example sentence are original; the example has not had a native-speaker check yet.
Equivalents & related
Common questions
What does “后生可畏” mean?
The younger generation deserves respect because it may well surpass its elders. Said, usually with admiration, when a young person shows impressive talent. Literally: those born later deserve awe
Is “后生可畏” formal or informal?
后生可畏 is generally neutral.