(of a position or title) to be passed down unaltered through generations within a family
trad. 世襲罔替
Also written 世襲罔替【shì xí wǎng tì】
Characters in this word
4世
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surname Shi
- Pinyin
- Shì
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 16804 of 2500
袭
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(bound form) to raid; to attack, (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate, (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding
- Pinyin
- xí
- Traditional
- 襲
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 18137 of 2500
罔
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old variant of 罔[wang3]
- Pinyin
- wǎng
- Traditional
- 㒺
- Strokes
- 8
替
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to substitute for, to take the place of, to replace, for, on behalf of, to stand in for
- Pinyin
- tì
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 759 of 2500