世袭罔替

Traditional: 世襲罔替

shì xí wǎng tì

Dictionary entry

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

What does 世袭罔替 mean?

世袭罔替 (shì xí wǎng tì) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

Character breakdown

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世Shìsurname Shi 袭xí(bound form) to raid; to attack · (bound form) to continue the pattern; to perpetuate 罔wǎngold variant of 罔[wang3]替tìto substitute for · to take the place of

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世袭罔替

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