断香火
Traditional (Taiwan):
斷香火
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to have no descendants to carry on the family line and worship ancestors
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Idiom惯用语 · Widely known
- Literally
- let the incense and fire go out
- Meaning
- To have no descendants to carry on the family and worship ancestors. A traditional concern, serious in tone.
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