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薪火相傳

xīnhuǒxiāngchuán

ㄒㄧㄣ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

Simplified 薪火相传

  1. 1lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom)
  2. 2fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another

Keep 薪火相傳 and it comes back until you know it.

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