tiāo

an ancestral hall

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    tiāo

    ancestral hall

    (bound form) an ancestral hall or temple dedicated to distant ancestors; specifically the place where the spirit tablets of remote ancestors are moved after several generations

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  • created sense approved 祧 · tiāo · to move a spirit tablet — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    tiāo

    to move a spirit tablet

    (bound form) to move the spirit tablet of a remote ancestor to the distant ancestral hall; to relocate a shrine when the lineage has aged several generations

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  • created sense approved 祧 · tiāo · to inherit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    tiāo

    to inherit

    (bound form) to succeed or be an heir to a previous generation; to carry on the family line

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