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一脉相承

yī mài xiāng chéngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
traceable to the same stock (idiom) / of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)
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-599e5d679de83106. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

一脈相承 一脉相承 [yi1 mai4 xiang1 cheng2] /traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)/

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Other forms in these source records: 一脈相承

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 脉
    mài

    arteries and veins / vein (on a leaf, insect wing etc)

    mò

    see 脈脈|脉脉[mò mò]

  • 相
    xiāng

    each other / one another / mutually / fret on the neck of a pipa 琵琶[pí pa] (a fret on the soundboard is called a 品[pǐn])

    xiàng

    appearance / portrait / picture / government minister / (physics) phase / (literary) to appraise (esp. by scrutinizing physical features) / to read sb's fortune (by physiognomy, palmistry etc)

    Xiāng

    surname Xiang

  • 承
    chéng

    to bear / to carry / to hold / to continue / to undertake / to take charge / owing to / due to / to receive

    Chéng

    surname Cheng / Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yán dì] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shén nóng] Farmer God

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.