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慎终追远
shèn​zhōng​zhuī​yuǎn

to honor ancestors

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 慎终 慎終 shèn​zhōng
    to observe funeral rites
    (literary) to carefully observe the funeral rites and burial ceremonies for one's parents
  2. 追远 追遠 zhuī​yuǎn
    to honor one's ancestors
    to honor or remember one's ancestors, especially by performing sacrifices or rituals