薪尽火传（薪盡火傳）　

◎ 薪尽火传 xīnjìn-huǒchuán

[as one piece of fuel is consumed, the flame passes to another;flame passes to another] 柴虽燃尽,火种仍能留传。比喻思想体系、学问或技艺代代相传

薪尽火传,工匠市廛都有韵。——清· 吴敬梓《儒林外史》