代代相傳

Chinese

		over the course of several generations; from generation to generation; down through the generations over the course of several generations; from generation to generation; down through the generations; through successive generations	it is said that; tradition has it that; according to legend it is said that; tradition has it that; according to legend; to hand down or pass down from one to another
trad. (代代相傳)		代代	相傳
simp. (代代相传)		代代	相传

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàidàixiāngchuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): doi⁶ doi⁶ soeng¹ cyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàidàixiāngchuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄞˋ ㄉㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàidàisiangchuán
    • Wade–Giles: tai⁴-tai⁴-hsiang¹-chʻuan²
    • Yale: dài-dài-syāng-chwán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daydayshiangchwan
    • Palladius: дайдайсянчуань (dajdajsjančuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ taɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: doi⁶ doi⁶ soeng¹ cyun⁴
    • Yale: doih doih sēung chyùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: doi⁶ doi⁶ soeng¹ tsyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: doi⁶ doi⁶ sêng¹ qun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɔːi̯²² tɔːi̯²² sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

Idiom

代代相傳

1. to pass down from generation to generation