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傳宗接代

简传宗接代 · 繁傳宗接代

Mandarin · pinyin chuán zōng jiē dài

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傳: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
宗: zōng · lineage, ancestry; ancestor, clan
接: jiē · receive; continue; catch; connect
代: dài · replace, replacement (of person or generation); era, generation
传: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit

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2–1–1–4 · chuan2 zong1 jie1 dai4

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Cantonese word readings for 傳宗接代. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

cyun4 zung1 zip3 doi6

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

(idiomatic) to carry on one's ancestral line; to go on from generation to generation