薪火相传

xīn huǒ xiāng chuán · xin huo xiang chuan

Traditional 薪火相傳

Meaning

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