後繼 [后继]

Jyutping hau6 gai3
Pinyin hòu jì

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    繼承​某個​人​嘅​事​業​、​血統​等等
    to succeed to sby's job or position; to carry on
    • 而家佢最擔心嘅就係佢盤生意可能後繼無人。
      而家佢最担心嘅就系佢盘生意可能后继无人。
      ji4 gaa1 keoi5 zeoi3 daam1 sam1 ge3 zau6 hai6 keoi5 pun4 saang1 ji3 ho2 nang4 hau6 gai3 mou4 jan4.
      Now what he worries the most is that there might be no successor to carry on his business.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to carry on; to continue (a tradition, profession, etc.)
  2. verb
    to succeed; to take the place of (the former)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    由于少了木柴，烟囱的火苗已经开始后继无力了。
    由於少了木柴，煙囱的火苗已經開始後繼無力了。
    yóu yú shǎo le mù chái ， yān cōng de huǒ miáo yǐ jīng kāi shǐ hòu jì wú lì le 。
    • The fireplace, lacking firewood, flames already starting to lose their vigour.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋抖十分钟之后继续。
    我哋抖十分鐘之後繼續。
    ngo5 dei6 tau2 sap6 fan1 zung1 zi1 hau6 gai3 zuk6.
    • We can have a ten-minute break before we move on.
  2. Cantonese
    前仆后继
    前仆後繼
    • take up the positions of the fallen and rise to fight one after another
  3. Cantonese
    我军嘅士兵前赴后继，士气非常好。
    我軍嘅士兵前赴後繼，士氣非常好。
    ngo5 gwan1 ge3 si6 bing1 cin4 fu6 hau6 gai3, si6 hei3 fei1 soeng4 hou2.
    • Our rank-and-file soldiers advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave that the morale is very high.
  4. Cantonese
    而家佢最担心嘅就系佢盘生意可能后继无人。
    而家佢最擔心嘅就係佢盤生意可能後繼無人。
    ji4 gaa1 keoi5 zeoi3 daam1 sam1 ge3 zau6 hai6 keoi5 pun4 saang1 ji3 ho2 nang4 hau6 gai3 mou4 jan4.
    • Now what he worries the most is that there might be no successor to carry on his business.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    南社先于新文化运动进行社会革命和文化革新，但是这些敢为天下先和敢吃螃蟹的开拓精神，并没有得到作为后继者的新文化运动领导人物的认可与赞同，相反却遭到了他们的肆意贬低与冷嘲热讽。
    南社先於新文化運動進行社會革命和文化革新，但是這些敢為天下先和敢吃螃蟹的開拓精神，並沒有得到作為後繼者的新文化運動領導人物的認可與贊同，相反卻遭到了他們的肆意貶低與冷嘲熱諷。
    nán shè xiān yú xīn wén huà yùn dòng jìn xíng shè huì gé mìng hé wén huà gé xīn ， dàn shì zhè xiē gǎn wèi tiān xià xiān hé gǎn chī páng xiè de kāi tuò jīng shén ， bìng méi yǒu dé dào zuò wéi hòu jì zhě de xīn wén huà yùn dòng lǐng dǎo rén wù de rèn kě yǔ zàn tóng ， xiàng fǎn què zāo dào le tā men de sì yì biǎn dī yǔ lěng cháo rè fěng ．
    • Nanshe committed itself earlier than New Culture Movement to social and cultural reform. Unfortunately, this pioneering spirit to take the lead and dare to try was not approved, but scorned and disparaged by its successors, i.e. New Culture Movement leaders.