created reference approved 显祖/顯祖 → 光宗耀祖 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
显祖 / 顯祖 xiǎnzǔ
光宗耀祖 guāngzōngyàozǔ
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 显祖/顯祖 · xiǎnzǔ · forebears — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
显祖 / 顯祖
xiǎnzǔ
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 approved 显祖/顯祖 · xiǎnzǔ · to bring honor to one's ancestors — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
显祖 / 顯祖
xiǎnzǔ
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