新一代勝過舊一代 (each new generation excels the previous; literally: the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before)
語句長江後浪推前浪，一代新人勝舊人。
coeng4 gong1 hau6 long6 teoi1 cin4 long6, jat1 doi6 san1 jan4 sing3 gau6 jan4
The younger generations excel the older, for the times they are a-changing.
新一代勝過舊一代 (each new generation excels the previous; literally: the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before)
語句長江後浪推前浪，一代新人勝舊人。
coeng4 gong1 hau6 long6 teoi1 cin4 long6, jat1 doi6 san1 jan4 sing3 gau6 jan4
The younger generations excel the older, for the times they are a-changing.
Original phonetic: /t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯²² lɔːŋ²² tʰɵy̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːn²¹ lɔːŋ²²/
new things replace old things; the younger (new) generation replaces and surpasses the older (previous) generation