光宗耀祖 guāngzōngyàozǔ to bring honor to one's ancestors Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 光 guāng to glorify to bring honor to; to glorify; to reflect credit on宗 zōng ancestors (bound form) forefathers or ancestors耀 yào verbadjective to shine (bound form) to shine; to dazzle; to illuminate祖 zǔ noun ancestor (bound form) ancestors; forefathers; people of previous generations