荣宗耀祖
róng zōng yào zǔ
Pinyin

Definition

荣宗耀祖
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róng zōng yào zǔ
  1. to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom)
  2. also written 光宗耀祖

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

宗师
zōng shī
  1. 1 great scholar respected for learning and integrity
正宗
zhèng zōng
  1. 1 orthodox school
  2. 2 fig. traditional
  3. 3 old school
  4. 4 authentic
  5. 5 genuine
炫耀
xuàn yào
  1. 1 dazzling
  2. 2 to show off
  3. 3 to flaunt
祖国
zǔ guó
  1. 1 motherland
闪耀
shǎn yào
  1. 1 to glint
  2. 2 to glitter
  3. 3 to sparkle
  4. 4 to radiate
佛祖
Fó zǔ
  1. 1 Buddha
  2. 2 founder of a buddhist sect
传宗接代
chuán zōng jiē dài
  1. 1 to carry on one's ancestral line
大宗
dà zōng
  1. 1 large amount
  2. 2 staple
  3. 3 influential family of long standing
始祖
shǐ zǔ
  1. 1 primogenitor
  2. 2 founder of a school or trade
妈祖
Mā zǔ
  1. 1 Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia
宋祖英
Sòng Zǔ yīng
  1. 1 Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer
宗
Zōng
  1. 1 surname Zong
宗教
zōng jiào
  1. 1 religion
宗旨
zōng zhǐ
  1. 1 objective
  2. 2 aim
  3. 3 goal
容祖儿
Róng Zǔ ér
  1. 1 Joey Yung (1980-), Hong Kong pop singer and actress
广宗
Guǎng zōng
  1. 1 Guangzong county in Xingtai 邢台[Xíng tái], Hebei
李宗盛
Lǐ Zōng shèng
  1. 1 Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter
荣耀
róng yào
  1. 1 honor
  2. 2 glory
照耀
zhào yào
  1. 1 to shine
  2. 2 to illuminate
王祖贤
Wáng Zǔ xián
  1. 1 Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress

Idioms (7)

光耀门楣
guāng yào mén méi
  1. 1 splendor shines on the family's door (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to bring honor to one's family
数典忘祖
shǔ diǎn wàng zǔ
  1. 1 to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
荣宗耀祖
róng zōng yào zǔ
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 光宗耀祖
禅门五宗
chán mén wǔ zōng
  1. 1 the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)
耀武扬威
yào wǔ yáng wēi
  1. 1 to show off one's military strength (idiom); to strut around
  2. 2 to bluff
  3. 3 to bluster
万变不离其宗
wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng
  1. 1 many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand (idiom); plus ça change, plus ça reste la mème chose
开宗明义
kāi zōng míng yì
  1. 1 to declare at the outset (idiom)

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