薪火相传
xīn​huǒ​xiāng​chuán

to pass on the torch

  • created reference approved 薪火相传/薪火相傳 → 薪尽火传/薪盡火傳 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    薪火相传 / 薪火相傳 xīn​huǒ​xiāng​chuán

    薪尽火传 / 薪盡火傳 xīn​jìn​huǒ​chuán

    same_as

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 薪火相传/薪火相傳 · xīn​huǒ​xiāng​chuán · to pass on the torch — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    薪火相传 / 薪火相傳

    xīn​huǒ​xiāng​chuán

    to pass on the torch

    the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the next; used to describe the passing of knowledge, skills, or culture from one generation to the next. See also [[薪尽火传|薪盡火傳|xin1 jin4 huo3 chuan2]].

    薪火 (literal) → 薪火 · xīn​huǒ · firewood 相传 (literal) → 相传/相傳 · xiāng​chuán · to hand down

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

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