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世袭罔替
shì​xí​wǎng​tì

hereditary in perpetuity

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 世袭 世襲 shì​xí
    hereditary
    relating to inheritance or succession within a family from one generation to the next
  2. 罔 wǎng
    not
    (literary) a particle used for negation or prohibition equivalent to 不 bù or 不要 bù​yào
  3. 替 tì
    (bound form) to abolish
    (literary) (bound form) to abolish; to set aside; to discard