xiāng chuán
to pass on
to hand down
tradition has it that ...
according to legend
dài dài xiāng chuán
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
shì dài xiāng chuán
passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
xīn huǒ xiāng chuán
lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom)
fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another