後生遙遙

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Chinese

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young person; young generation; descendants
trad. (後生遙遙) 後生 遙遙
simp. (后生遥遥) 后生 遥遥

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後生遙遙

  1. (Cantonese) young, with a long life full of potential ahead
    • 2017, Cuson Lo, 怪叔叔耆遇記, Hong Kong: 非凡出版, →ISBN, page 51:
      後生遙遙 [Cantonese, trad.]
      后生遥遥 [Cantonese, simp.]
      hau6 saang1 jiu4 jiu4 gong2 me1 lou5... [Jyutping]
      You're young and still have a long life ahead of you. What old are you talking about...