存亡续绝 — “To restore a fallen lineage or a declining tradition”
存亡续绝 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to restore a fallen lineage or a declining tradition”. To revive what is near extinction. Literally, “preserve what exists and continue what is cut off”.
存亡续绝 Pronunciation and Pinyin
存亡续绝 Character Breakdown
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Idioms Related to 存亡续绝
Synonyms of 存亡续绝
- 存亡绝续
More idioms starting with 存
- cún存wáng亡wēi危jí急zhī之qiū秋a make-or-break moment
- cún存wáng亡ān安wēi危survival, ruin, security, and peril
- cún存wáng亡wèi未bǔ卜fate unknown
- cún存wáng亡jì继jué绝preserve the extant, revive the extinct
- cún存shí十yī一yú于qiān千bǎi百few remain out of many
- cún存xīn心bù不liáng良to harbor evil intentions
- cún存xīn心yǎng养xìng性preserve innocence and cultivate virtue
- cún存xīn心jī积lǜ虑Harbor deep-seated intentions
- cún存ér而bù不yì议defer discussion without deliberation
- cún存ér而bù不lùn论reserve without discussing
- cún存róng荣méi没āi哀honored in life, mourned in death
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Open the tool →Questions about 存亡续绝
What does 存亡续绝 mean?
存亡续绝 (cún wáng xù jué) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to restore a fallen lineage or a declining tradition”.
How do you pronounce 存亡续绝?
存亡续绝 is pronounced cún wáng xù jué in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 存亡续绝 literally mean?
Literally, 存亡续绝 means “preserve what exists and continue what is cut off”. It is used to mean “to restore a fallen lineage or a declining tradition”.
What is the Chinese definition of 存亡续绝?
存：保存；续：接续。恢复灭亡的国家，延续断绝了的贵族世家。