口传

kǒu chuán xīn shòu

口传心授

oral teaching from the heart

mín jiān yì rén dà dū yòng kǒu chuán de fāng fǎ lái jiāo tú dì

民间艺人大都用口传的方法来教徒弟。

Most folk artists teach their apprentices through oral instruction.

zhè bù shǐ shī shì kǒu chuán xià lái de

这部史诗是口传下来的。

The epic has been handed down through oral tradition.