一脉相承

Traditional: 一脈相承

yī mài xiāng chéng

Dictionary entry

traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)

What does 一脉相承 mean?

一脉相承 (yī mài xiāng chéng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1traceable to the same stock (idiom); of a common origin (of trends, ideas etc)

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一yīone · single 脉màiold variant of 脈|脉[mai4]相Xiāngsurname Xiang 承Chéngsurname Cheng · Cheng (c. 2000 BC), third of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

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一脉相承

yī mài xiāng chéng

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