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继承衣钵

jì chéng yī bō

4-character word Traditional 繼承衣缽

What 继承衣钵 means

1. to take up sb's mantle
2. to follow in sb's steps

The characters in 继承衣钵

• 继jìto continue; to follow after; to go on with
• 承chéngto bear; to carry; to hold
• 衣yīclothes; Kangxi radical 145
• 钵bōsmall earthenware plate or basin; a monk's alms bowl; Sanskrit paatra

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