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薪火相傳

简薪火相传 · 繁薪火相傳

Mandarin · pinyin xīn huǒ xiāng chuán

lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom)
fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another

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1–3–1–2 · xin1 huo3 xiang1 chuan2

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san1 fo2 soeng1 cyun4

Cantonese word readings for 薪火相傳. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

san1 fo2 soeng1 cyun4

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 pass down (good tradition, knowledge, skill, etc.) from generation to generation