後繼無人
简 后继无人 · 繁 後繼無人Meanings
- to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
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4–4–2–2 · hou4 ji4 wu2 ren2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
hau6 gai3 mou4 jan4
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- (idiomatic) having no successor or heir; figuratively referring to having no one to continue practising a skilled profession or a talent
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