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

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• 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

1. (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)

2. (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

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