繼嗣

Chinese

		to continue; to follow after; then to continue; to follow after; then; afterwards; to go on with; to succeed; to inherit	to connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
trad. (繼嗣)		繼	嗣
simp. (继嗣)		继	嗣

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìsì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄙˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gai³ zi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìsì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄙˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìsìh
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴-ssŭ⁴
  - Yale: jì-sz̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihsyh
  - Palladius: цзисы (czisy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gai³ zi⁶
  - Yale: gai jih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gai³ dzi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: gei³ ji⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐi̯³³ t͡siː²²/

Verb

繼嗣

(literary) to continue; to carry on
- 王事靡盬，繼嗣我日。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
  王事靡盬，继嗣我日。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
  Wángshì mǐ gǔ, jìsì wǒ rì. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
(literary) to carry on one's ancestral line
- 夫福莫逾於繼嗣。不孝莫過於無後。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  夫福莫逾于继嗣。不孝莫过于无后。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Mouzi Lihuolun
  Fū fú mò yú yú jìsì. Bùxiào mò guò yú wúhòu. [Pinyin]
  There is no greater fortune than to carry on one's ancestral line, and no greater filial impiety than to have no progeny.

Noun

繼嗣

(literary) descendant; progeny
(literary, specifically) successor to the throne

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