後繼無人

See also: 后继无人

Chinese

		to succeed; to take the place of; to carry on to succeed; to take the place of; to carry on; to continue	not have	man; person; people
trad. (後繼無人)		後繼	無	人
simp. (后继无人)		后继	无	人

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hòujìwúrén

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁶ gai³ mou⁴ jan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hòujìwúrén
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄨˊ ㄖㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hòujìwúrén
  - Wade–Giles: hou⁴-chi⁴-wu²-jên²
  - Yale: hòu-jì-wú-rén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howjihwuren
  - Palladius: хоуцзиужэнь (xoucziužɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹ u³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau⁶ gai³ mou⁴ jan⁴
  - Yale: hauh gai mòuh yàhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁶ gai³ mou⁴ jan⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo⁶ gei³ mou⁴ yen⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²² kɐi̯³³ mou̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

Idiom

後繼無人

(idiomatic) having no successor or heir; figuratively referring to having no one to continue practising a skilled profession or a talent

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