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後繼有人

简后继有人 · 繁後繼有人

Mandarin · pinyin hòu jì yǒu rén

(idiom) to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking

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後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
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有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
继: jì · continue, maintain, carry on

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4–4–3–2 · hou4 ji4 you3 ren2

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