光前绝后 — “To glorify the past and be unparalleled in the future”
光前绝后 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make achievements that surpass all predecessors and set a standard impossible for future generations to match; to have unparalleled and outstanding accomplishments”. Literally, “To glorify the past and be unparalleled in the future”.
光前绝后 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 光
- guāng光qián前qǐ启hòu后honor ancestors and inspire descendants
- guāng光qián前yào耀hòu后bring honor to ancestors and benefit descendants
- guāng光qián前yù裕hòu后glorify ancestors and benefit descendants
- guāng光huá华duó夺mù目dazzlingly brilliant
- guāng光kě可jiàn鉴rén人lustrous enough to reflect a person
- guāng光fù复jiù旧jīng京recover the old capital
- guāng光fù复jiù旧wù物recover former possessions
- guāng光tiān天huà化rì日in broad daylight
- guāng光zōng宗yào耀zǔ祖bring honor and glory to ancestors
- guāng光cǎi彩duó夺mù目Dazzlingly brilliant
- guāng光cǎi彩shè射rén人Dazzlingly splendid
- guāng光cǎi彩shè射mù目dazzlingly brilliant and colorful
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What does 光前绝后 mean?
光前绝后 (guāng qián jué hòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make achievements that surpass all predecessors and set a standard impossible for future generations to match; to have unparalleled and outstanding accomplishments”.
How do you pronounce 光前绝后?
光前绝后 is pronounced guāng qián jué hòu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 光前绝后 literally mean?
Literally, 光前绝后 means “to glorify the past and be unparalleled in the future”. It is used to mean “to make achievements that surpass all predecessors and set a standard impossible for future generations to match; to have unparalleled and outstanding accomplishments”.
What is the Chinese definition of 光前绝后?
光：光大，扩充；绝：断绝。扩充了前人所不及的事，做出了后人难以做到的事。形容功业伟大或成就卓著。