薪火相传 in English xin1 huo3 xiang1 chuan2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically (of knowledge, skill and so on) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another

Simplified Characters

薪 火 相 传

Traditional Characters

薪 火 相 傳

Pinyin

xin1 huo3 xiang1 chuan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

薪xin1fuel 火huo3surname Huo 相xiang1surname Xiang 传chuan2to pass on