薪 火 相 传

xīn huǒ xiāng chuándictionary entry

lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom) / fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another

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薪火相傳 薪火相传 [xin1 huo3 xiang1 chuan2] /lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom)/fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another/

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