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

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• 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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• 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 Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ki-sṳ̀n
    • Hakka Romanization System: gi siin^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gi⁴ sin²
    • Sinological IPA: /ki⁵⁵ sɨn¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kè-sêng
    • Tâi-lô: kè-sîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: keaseeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ke²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ke²¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ke¹¹⁻⁵³ siɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke²¹⁻⁴¹ siɪŋ²³/

Verb

繼承

1. to inherit; to succeed; to fall heir to
2. to carry on (a culture, or someone else's work); to follow (in another's footsteps)

Synonyms

• (to inherit): 承受 (chéngshòu), 承襲／承袭 (chéngxí), (literary) 世代 (shìdài), (literary) 相承 (xiāngchéng)

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 繼承

1. inheritance

   財產繼承／财产继承  ―  cáichǎn jìchéng  ―  property inheritance

Derived terms

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