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长江后浪推前浪 長江後浪推前浪 cháng jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom) / fig. the new is constantly replacing the old / each new generation excels the previous / (of things) to be constantly evolving
更代 gēng dài substitution / replacing former general / change of leader
长江后浪催前浪 長江後浪催前浪 cháng jiāng hòu làng cuī qián làng lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom) / fig. the new is constantly replacing the old / each new generation excels the previous / (of things) to be constantly evolving / see 長江後浪推前浪|长江后浪推前浪[Chang2 Jiang1 hou4 lang4 tui1 qian2 lang4]
AB制 A B zhì to split the bill (where the male counterpart foots the larger portion of the sum) / (theater) a system where two actors take turns in acting the main role, with one actor replacing the other if either is unavailable
入关学 入關學 rù guān xué theory proposed in 2019 on Chinese social media, centering on the idea of China replacing the United States as the dominant nation in a new world order, drawing an analogy with the Manchu overthrow of the Ming dynasty, achieved after the Qing army entered China via the Shanhai Pass 入關|入关[ru4 guan1]
夺胎换骨 奪胎換骨 duó tāi huàn gǔ (idiom) Originally a Taoist expression, it referred to replacing a mortal body with the body of an immortal.
糠菜半年粮 kāng cài bàn nián liáng (idiom) To have bran and vegetables replacing grain for half of the year. It describes the extreme poverty of working people in the old society. syn
恶紫夺朱 wù zǐ duó zhū (idiom) Originally, this expression condemned replacing what is right with what is wrong.
五行代德 wǔ xíng dài dé (idiom) The five phases are metal, wood, water, fire, and earth / replacing an old virtue with a new one broadly refers to a change of dynasty.
后浪催前浪 hòu làng cuī qián làng (idiom) Refers to new things pushing forward or replacing older ones in a process of continual progress.
大坰之惭 dà jiōng zhī cán (idiom) To feel ashamed after usurping power and replacing one dynasty with another.
拔帜树帜 拔幟樹幟 bá zhì shù zhì (idiom) A metaphor for skillfully replacing one side with another in order to defeat an opponent or secure victory.
拔赵帜易汉帜 拔趙幟易漢幟 bá zhào zhì yì hàn zhì (idiom) Used metaphorically for replacing one side with another in order to win, or for defeating an opponent.
拔赵帜立赤帜 拔趙幟立赤幟 bá zhào zhì lì chì zhì (idiom) Originally referring to replacing an enemy’s banners with one’s own, it now suggests defeating an opponent by taking their place or substituting one’s own symbols for theirs.
拔赵易汉 拔趙易漢 bá zhào yì hàn (idiom) A metaphor for skillfully replacing one side with another in order to defeat an opponent or achieve victory.
改姓易代 gǎi xìng yì dài (idiom) Refers to a change of dynasty and, more generally, to one political regime replacing another.
湔肠伐胃 jiān cháng fá wèi (idiom) To describe replacing one's former dullness or stupidity with intelligence and quick-mindedness.
盛衰相乘 shèng shuāi xiāng chéng (idiom) Human affairs alternate between prosperity and decline, each phase replacing the other.
移花换柳 yí huā huàn liǔ (idiom) To graft branches or buds from one plant onto another. Figuratively, it means secretly replacing people or things in order to deceive others.
貂不足，狗尾续 貂不足，狗尾續 diāo bù zú，gǒu wěi xù (idiom) ① Refers to excessive or indiscriminate appointment to office. ② Refers to something flawed despite its merits, or to replacing something fine with an inferior substitute.
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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