不甘后人 bù gān hòu rén

DEFINITIONS

  1. (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. not content to lag behind

CHARACTERS

不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
甘 gān sweetness; sweet, tasty
后 hòu queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else