傳衣缽
chuán​yī​bō

to hand down one's trade

  • created sense approved 传衣钵/傳衣缽 · chuán​yī​bō · to hand down one's trade — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    传衣钵 / 傳衣缽

    chuán​yī​bō

    to hand down one's trade

    to pass on one's mantle or trade to disciples; to teach a student everything one knows; originally referred to the Zen Buddhist practice of passing down a robe and bowl as proof of lineage succession

    传, 衣钵

    传 (literal) → 传/傳 · chuán · to pass on 衣钵 (literal) → 衣钵/衣缽 · yī​bō · mantle and alms bowl

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense