世代相傳

简 世代相传 · 繁 世代相傳
Mandarin · pinyin shì dài xiāng chuán

Meanings

  1. passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
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世
shì · generation; world; era
代
dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
相
xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
傳
chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
传
chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
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4–4–1–2 · shi4 dai4 xiang1 chuan2

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sai3 doi6 soeng1 cyun4

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世代相傳 · shi4 dai4 xiang1 chuan2
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Exact source record世代相傳 世代相传 [shi4 dai4 xiang1 chuan2] /passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down/