相沿
xiāng​yán

to hand down

  • created reference approved 相沿 → 沿袭/沿襲 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    相沿 xiāng​yán

    沿袭 / 沿襲 yán​xí

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 相沿 · xiāng​yán · to hand down — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    相沿

    xiāng​yán

    to hand down

    to pass down unchanged from one generation to the next; to follow established custom or tradition

    相 (literal) → 相 · xiāng · mutually 沿 (literal) → 沿 · yán · to continue

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

    created sense