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后继无人

hòu jì wú réndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-50d1f29817e02962. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

後繼無人 后继无人 [hou4 ji4 wu2 ren2] /to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking/

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Other forms in these source records: 後繼無人

  • 后
    hòu

    empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler / back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-

    Hòu

    surname Hou

  • 继
    jì

    to continue / to follow after / to go on with / to succeed / to inherit / then / afterwards

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 人

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.