xīn​jìn​huǒ​chuán

the flame passes on

薪尽火传 薪盡火傳 xīn​jìn​huǒ​chuán
the flame passes on
Literally meaning the fire spreads from one piece of wood to the next as the first burns out; used as a metaphor for the passing of knowledge, skills, or culture from teacher to student and from one generation to the next.

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