世代相传

Traditional form:

世代相傳

Pinyin (reading):

shìdàixiāngchuán

Definitions:

• passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down

Characters:

• 世 - generation, era, age; world
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
• 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
• 传 - to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons

Traditional characters:

• 世 - generation, era, age; world
• 代 - era, generation; to substitute for, to replace
• 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
• 傳 - to pass on; to propagate; to transmit; summons