薪尽火传 xīnjìnhuǒchuán the flame passes on Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 薪尽火传 薪盡火傳 xīnjìnhuǒchuán 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. Frequency Written text 0.015 per million Cross-References Has abbreviation 薪传 xīnchuánSame as 薪火相传 xīnhuǒxiāngchuán Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
薪尽火传 薪盡火傳 xīnjìnhuǒchuán 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. Frequency Written text 0.015 per million Cross-References Has abbreviation 薪传 xīnchuánSame as 薪火相传 xīnhuǒxiāngchuán Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
