繼往開來

Chinese

		to continue; to follow after; then to continue; to follow after; then; afterwards; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit	toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction) toward; (of a train) bound for; to go (in a direction); past; previous; towards	open; operate (vehicle); start	to come
trad. (繼往開來)		繼	往	開	來
simp. (继往开来)		继	往	开	来

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìwǎngkāilái

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄌㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gai³ wong⁵ hoi¹ loi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìwǎngkāilái
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄤˇ ㄎㄞ ㄌㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìwǎngkailái
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-wang³-kʻai¹-lai²
    • Yale: jì-wǎng-kāi-lái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihwoangkailai
    • Palladius: цзиванкайлай (czivankajlaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gai³ wong⁵ hoi¹ loi⁴
    • Yale: gai wóhng hōi lòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gai³ wong⁵ hoi¹ loi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gei³ wong⁵ hoi¹ loi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯³³ wɔːŋ¹³ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/

Verb

繼往開來

1. to carry on predecessors' work and open up a new path for posterity