一代不如一代

Traditional form:

一代不如一代

Pinyin (reading):

yīdàibùrúyīdài

Definitions:

• to be getting worse with each generation

Characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace

Traditional characters:

• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 一 - one; a, an; alone
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace