後繼無人

See also: 后继无人

Chinese

		to succeed; to take the place of; to carry on to succeed; to take the place of; to carry on; to continue	not have	man; person; people
trad. (後繼無人)		後繼	無	人
simp. (后继无人)		后继	无	人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hòujìwúrén

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁶ gai³ mou⁴ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hòujìwúrén
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hòujìwúrén
    • Wade–Giles: hou⁴-chi⁴-wu²-jên²
    • Yale: hòu-jì-wú-rén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howjihwuren
    • Palladius: хоуцзиужэнь (xoucziužɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹ u³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau⁶ gai³ mou⁴ jan⁴
    • Yale: hauh gai mòuh yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁶ gai³ mou⁴ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo⁶ gei³ mou⁴ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²² kɐi̯³³ mou̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

Idiom

後繼無人

1. (idiomatic) having no successor or heir; figuratively referring to having no one to continue practising a skilled profession or a talent