世代相传 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• passed on from generation to generation ; to hand down

Character by character

• 世shìgeneration, era, age; world
• 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

• 一生一世 yī shēng yī shì
• 不可一世 bù kě yī shì
• 世态炎凉 shì tài yán liáng
• 世风日下 shì fēng rì xià
• 公之于世 gōng zhī yú shì
• 公诸于世 gōng zhū yú shì
• 前世姻缘 qián shì yīn yuán
• 四世同堂 sì shì tóng táng
• 太平盛世 tài píng shèng shì
• 孤独于世 gū dú yú shì

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