世袭罔替

Traditional form:

世襲罔替

Pinyin (reading):

shìxíwǎngtì

Definitions:

• (of a position or title) to be passed down unaltered through generations within a family

Characters:

• 世 - generation, era, age; world
• 袭 - to attack, to raid; to inherit
• 罔 - none; to deceive; to slander
• 替 - to change, to replace, to substitute for

Traditional characters:

• 世 - generation, era, age; world
• 襲 - to attack, to raid; to inherit
• 罔 - none; to deceive; to slander
• 替 - to change, to replace, to substitute for