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代代相傳

简代代相传 · 繁代代相傳

Mandarin · pinyin dài dài xiāng chuán

passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down

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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 · dai4 dai4 xiang1 chuan2

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doi6 doi6 soeng1 cyun4

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(idiomatic) to pass down from generation to generation

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