非遗

非遺

fēiyí

noun

Meanings

1 intangible cultural heritage
2 ICH (abbr. of 非物质文化遗产)

Characters

leave behind / heritage

Examples

这项传统技艺被列入国家级非遗名录。

Zhè xiàng chuántǒng jìyì bèi lièrù guójiājí fēiyí mínglù.

This traditional craft has been added to the national intangible cultural heritage list.

春节申遗成功后，越来越多年轻人关注非遗保护。

Chūnjié shēn yí chénggōng hòu, yuè lái yuè duō niánqīng rén guānzhù fēiyí bǎohù.

After Spring Festival was successfully inscribed, more and more young people pay attention to ICH preservation.

Tips

culture

Short for 非物质文化遗产 fēi wùzhì wénhuà yíchǎn ('non-material cultural heritage'). China has the largest UNESCO ICH list in the world — kunqu opera, paper-cutting, calligraphy, traditional medicine and Spring Festival are all 非遗 items.

register

Very common in cultural news and tourism marketing. You will see compounds like 非遗传承人 (fēiyí chuánchéngrén, 'ICH inheritor / master practitioner') and 非遗+旅游 ('ICH + tourism' programs).

Stroke Order

非 fēi

遗 yí