薪盡火傳
xīn​jìn​huǒ​chuán

the flame passes on

  • created sense approved 薪尽火传/薪盡火傳 · xīn​jìn​huǒ​chuán · the flame passes on — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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.

    薪 (literal) → 薪 · xīn · firewood 尽 (literal) → 尽/盡 · jìn · to use up 火 (literal) → 火 · huǒ · fire 传 (literal) → 传/傳 · chuán · to pass on

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