代代相传 — Chinese idiom
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
Traditional: 代代相傳
Meaning
- passed on from generation to generation ; to hand down
Character by character
- 代dàiera, generation; to substitute for, to replace
- 代dàiera, generation; to substitute for, to replace
- 相xiāngmutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
- 传chuánto pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons
Idioms sharing a character
- 世代相传 shì dài xiāng chuán
- 以言代法 yǐ yán dài fǎ
- 包办代替 bāo bàn dài tì
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī
- 容华绝代 róng huá jué dài
- 新陈代谢 xīn chén dài xiè
- 绝代佳人 jué dài jiā rén
- 越俎代庖 yuè zǔ dài páo
- 风华绝代 fēng huá jué dài
- 一脉相承 yī mài xiāng chéng
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