繼承

See also: 继承 and 継承

Chinese

	to continue; to follow after; then to continue; to follow after; then; afterwards; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit	to bear; to carry; to hold to bear; to carry; to hold; to continue; to undertake; to take charge; owing to; due to; to receive
trad. (繼承)	繼	承
simp. (继承)	继	承
anagram	承繼／承继

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìchéng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gai³ sing⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ki-sṳ̀n
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kè-sêng / kì-chhîn

(Teochew, Peng'im): gi³ sêng⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìchéng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìchéng
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴-chʻêng²
  - Yale: jì-chéng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihcherng
  - Palladius: цзичэн (czičɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    既成
    繼承 / 继承
    計程 / 计程
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gai³ sing⁴
  - Yale: gai sìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gai³ sing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gei³ xing⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯³³ sɪŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ki-sṳ̀n
  - Hakka Romanization System: gi siin^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gi⁴ sin²
  - Sinological IPA: /ki⁵⁵ sɨn¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kè-sêng
  - Tâi-lô: kè-sîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: keaseeng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪŋ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ke²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ke¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ke²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Longyan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kì-chhîn
  - Tâi-lô: kì-tshîn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiechiin
  - IPA (Longyan): /ki²¹³ t͡sʰin¹¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gi³ sêng⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kì sêng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki²¹³⁻⁵⁵ seŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

繼承 (transitive)

to inherit; to succeed; to fall heir to
繼承產業／继承产业 ― jìchéng chǎnyè ― to inherit property

財產繼承／财产继承 ― cáichǎn jìchéng ― property inheritance
to carry on (a culture, or someone else's work); to follow (in another's footsteps)
(object-oriented programming) to inherit

Synonyms

(to inherit):

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世代 (shìdài) (literary)
承受 (chéngshòu)
承繼 / 承继 (chéngjì)
承襲 / 承袭 (chéngxí)
相承 (xiāngchéng) (formal)

(to carry on):

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不休 (bùxiū)
不倒 (bùdǎo) (literary)
不停 (bùtíng)
不已 (bùyǐ)
不斷 / 不断 (bùduàn)
不迭 (bùdié)
延延 (yányán) (literary)
延續 / 延续 (yánxù)
持續 / 持续 (chíxù)
接 (jiē)
接續 / 接续 (jiēxù)
秉承 (bǐngchéng)
繼 / 继 (jì)
繼續 / 继续 (jìxù)

Derived terms

法定繼承 / 法定继承 (fǎdìng jìchéng)
繼承人 / 继承人 (jìchéngrén)
繼承權 / 继承权
繼承法 / 继承法 (jìchéngfǎ)
繼承者 / 继承者 (jìchéngzhě)
被繼承人 / 被继承人 (bèijìchéngrén)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (繼承):

→ Japanese: 継(けい)承(しょう) (keishō)
→ Korean: 계승(繼承) (gyeseung)
→ Vietnamese: kế thừa (繼承)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
繼	承

Verb

繼承

chữ Hán form of kế thừa (“to inherit”).