粵

失sat1傳cyun4

simp失传
sat1 cyun4shī chuán

English

  1. (of skills etc) to die out
  2. to fail to be passed down and hence lost; to fail to be handed down or passed on
  3. lost
  4. extinct

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 一門技術、一項傳統因為冇人繼承而消失

Examples

  • 呢門手藝已經失傳。

    Such handicrafts are already a lost art form as it was not passed down.

  • 几近失传的中华礼仪用语。

    Nearly lost Chinese etiquette terms.

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Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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