wǔzōng
five clans
五宗 wǔzōng
- five clans
- (literary) the five branches of a lineage under the ancient clan system, comprising the descendants of the founding ancestor along with those of the great-great-grandfather, great-grandfather, grandfather, and father
- five generations
- (literary) relatives within the five degrees of mourning, specifically referring to the five generations from one's great-great-grandfather down to oneself
- children of five mothers
- (literary) children born of the same father but five different mothers; refers specifically to the children of Emperor Jing of Han as recorded in the 史记 shǐjì
Cross-References
See
- 史记 shǐjì