兴灭继绝 — Chinese idiom
兴灭继绝
xīng miè jì jué
Traditional: 興滅繼絕
Meaning
- lit. to restore the state and revive old families
- fig. to restore sth that has been destroyed or forgotten
Character by character
- 兴xīngto thrive, to prosper, to flourish
- 灭mièto extinguish; to wipe out
- 继jìto continue, to carry on; to succeed, to inherit
- 绝juéto cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate
Idioms sharing a character
- 人丁兴旺 rén dīng xīng wàng
- 夙兴夜寐 sù xīng yè mèi
- 多难兴邦 duō nàn xīng bāng
- 方兴未已 fāng xīng wèi yǐ
- 方兴未艾 fāng xīng wèi ài
- 望洋兴叹 wàng yáng xīng tàn
- 百废俱兴 bǎi fèi jù xīng
- 百废待兴 bǎi fèi dài xīng
- 兴利除弊 xīng lì chú bì
- 兴妖作怪 xīng yāo zuò guài
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