祖屋 zǔwū ancestral home Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 1 sentence 他家境败落,被迫将祖屋典给他人筹钱。 tā jiājìng bàiluò, bèipò jiāng zǔwū diǎn gěi tārén chóuqián. His family fortune declined, and he was forced to mortgage his ancestral home to raise money. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary