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一脈相承

简一脉相承 · 繁一脈相承

Mandarin · pinyin yī mài xiāng chéng

traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)

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一: yī · one; a, an; alone
脈: mài · blood vessels, veins, arteries
相: xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
承: chéng · inherit, receive; succeed
脉: mài · blood vessels, veins, arteries

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1–4–1–2 · yi1 mai4 xiang1 cheng2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jat1 mak6 soeng1 sing4

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(idiomatic) to come down in one continuous line; can be traced to the same origin

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