兴灭继绝

Traditional form:

興滅繼絕

Pinyin (reading):

xīngmièjìjué

Definitions:

• lit. to restore the state and revive old families (idiom)
• fig. to restore sth that has been destroyed or forgotten

Characters:

• 兴 - to thrive, to prosper, to flourish
• 灭 - to extinguish; to wipe out
• 继 - to continue, to carry on; to succeed, to inherit
• 绝 - to cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate

Traditional characters:

• 興 - to thrive, to prosper, to flourish
• 滅 - to extinguish; to wipe out
• 繼 - to continue, to carry on; to succeed, to inherit
• 絕 - to cut, to sever; to break off, to terminate