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光宗耀祖
guāng​zōng​yào​zǔ

to bring honor to one's ancestors

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

光宗耀祖 guāng​zōng​yào​zǔ to bring honor to one's ancestors

To bring glory to one's family line and ancestors

References

variant 荣宗耀祖/榮宗耀祖 → 光宗耀祖/光宗耀祖
synonym 显祖/顯祖 → 光宗耀祖/光宗耀祖
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