薪火相傳

Chinese
torch
 
it is said that; tradition has it that; according to legend
it is said that; tradition has it that; according to legend; to hand down or pass down from one to another
trad. (薪火相傳) 薪火 相傳
simp. (薪火相传) 薪火 相传

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese
  • Min Nan
    • (Hokkien)
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-hóe-siòng-thoân / sin-hé-siòng-thoân
      • Tâi-lô: sin-hué-siòng-thuân / sin-hé-siòng-thuân
      • Phofsit Daibuun: sinhoefsiorngtoaan, sinhefsiorngtoaan
      • IPA (Xiamen): /ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuan²⁴/, /ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuan²⁴/
      • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕin³³ hue⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰuan²⁴/, /ɕin³³ he⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɕiɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ tʰuan²⁴/
      • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuan¹³/, /ɕin⁴⁴⁻²² he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ tʰuan¹³/
      • IPA (Taipei): /ɕin⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰuan²⁴/, /ɕin⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ tʰuan²⁴/
      • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕin⁴⁴⁻³³ hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰuan²³/, /ɕin⁴⁴⁻³³ he⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɕiɔŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ tʰuan²³/

Idiom

薪火相傳

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