xiǎn​zǔ

forebears

  • created reference approved 显祖/顯祖 → 光宗耀祖 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    显祖 / 顯祖 xiǎn​zǔ

    光宗耀祖 guāng​zōng​yào​zǔ

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 显祖/顯祖 · xiǎn​zǔ · forebears — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    显祖 / 顯祖

    xiǎn​zǔ

    forebears

    (literary) one's illustrious ancestors; used as a respectful term for those who came before you

    显 (literal) → 显/顯 · xiǎn · illustrious 祖 (literal) → 祖 · zǔ · ancestor

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 显祖/顯祖 · xiǎn​zǔ · to bring honor to one's ancestors — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    显祖 / 顯祖

    xiǎn​zǔ

    to bring honor to one's ancestors

    (literary) to bring glory or fame to the names of one's ancestors

    显 (literal) → 显/顯 · xiǎn · to appear 祖 (literal) → 祖 · zǔ · ancestor

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense