粵

後hau6來loi4居geoi1上soeng5

simp后来居上
hau6 loi4 geoi1 soeng5hòu lái jū shàng

English

  1. (idiom) see 後來者居上|后来者居上[hou4 lai2 zhe3 ju1 shang4]
  2. (lit.) those who begin last finish first; (fig.) latecomers overtaking the others

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 原本落後,後來反而超前領先

Examples

  • 呢場比賽上半場三比零,A隊領先,點知B隊喺下半場追成平手,跟住後來居上,反超前贏咗𠻹。

    Team A led Team B 3-0 in the first half of the game. The teams unexpectedly drew in the second half and then Team B surpassed Team A and won the game.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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