承前啟後

Chinese

		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	front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward	to open; to start	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (承前啟後/承前啓後)		承	前	啟/啓	後
simp. (承前启后)		承	前	启	后

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngqiánqǐhòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ cin⁴ kai² hau⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngqiánqǐhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngciáncǐhòu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-chʻien²-chʻi³-hou⁴
    • Yale: chéng-chyán-chǐ-hòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngchyanchiihow
    • Palladius: чэнцяньцихоу (čɛncjanʹcixou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ cin⁴ kai² hau⁶
    • Yale: sìhng chìhn kái hauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ tsin⁴ kai² hau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ qin⁴ kei² heo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹ kʰɐi̯³⁵ hɐu̯²²/

Idiom

承前啟後

1. to inherit the teachings of previous generations in order to inspire future actions

Synonyms

• 承先啟後／承先启后 (chéngxiānqǐhòu)