贵国有句古话 后来者居上
“Your country has an old saying, "The latecomers surpass the old-timers."”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“This shows that our ink is not inferior to Hui Ink.”
贵国有句古话 后来者居上
“Your country has an old saying, "The latecomers surpass the old-timers."”
应该就是这个道理吧
“I suppose this is what it means.”
“You may be the established standard, but we have already overtaken you.”
Quoting the interlocutor's own cultural proverbs (贵国古话) is a sophisticated diplomatic and debate tactic to disarm them with their own logic.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
your esteemed country
A highly formal, polite term used in diplomatic or cross-cultural business settings to address the other party's country.
the latecomer surpasses the old-timer
A classic idiom used to describe when newcomers or younger generations surpass their predecessors.
