承襲

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	inherit; raid; suit of clothes
trad. (承襲)		承	襲
simp. (承袭)		承	袭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chéngxí

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing⁴ zaap⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chéngxí
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chéngsí
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng²-hsi²
    • Yale: chéng-syí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: cherngshyi
    • Palladius: чэнси (čɛnsi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ɕi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sing⁴ zaap⁶
    • Yale: sìhng jaahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing⁴ dzaap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing⁴ zab⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ²¹ t͡saːp̚²/

Verb

承襲

1. to inherit; to succeed; to fall heir to
2. to follow (old customs, methods, rules, etc.); to copy

Synonyms

• (to inherit): 承受 (chéngshòu), 繼承／继承 (jìchéng), (literary) 世代 (shìdài), (literary) 相承 (xiāngchéng)
• (to follow): 沿襲／沿袭 (yánxí), 因襲／因袭 (yīnxí)