宗圣侯
Zōng shèng hóu
Pinyin

Definition

宗圣侯
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Zōng shèng hóu
  1. hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants

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
祖宗
zǔ zōng
  1. 1 ancestor
  2. 2 forebear
侯
Hóu
  1. 1 surname Hou
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
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
宗祠
zōng cí
  1. 1 ancestral temple
  2. 2 clan hall
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
武侯区
Wǔ hóu qū
  1. 1 Wuhou district of Chengdu city 成都市[Chéng dū shì], Sichuan
禅宗
Chán zōng
  1. 1 Zen Buddhism
诸侯
zhū hóu
  1. 1 feudal vassal
  2. 2 feudal princes, esp. the monarchs (dukes or princes) of the several vassal states 諸侯國|诸侯国 of Zhou during Western Zhou and Spring and Autumn periods 11th-5th century BC
  3. 3 subordinate warlord
  4. 4 local official
世宗
Shì zōng
  1. 1 Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
侯爵
hóu jué
  1. 1 marquis
侯赛因
Hóu sài yīn
  1. 1 Husain or Hussein (name)
  2. 2 Hussein (c. 626-680), Muslim leader whose martyrdom is commemorated at Ashura
  3. 3 Saddam Hussein al Tikriti (1937-2006), dictator of Iraq 1979-2003
侯门
hóu mén
  1. 1 noble house
侯马
Hóu mǎ
  1. 1 Houma county level city in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lín fén], Shanxi

Idioms (8)

侯门似海
hóu mén sì hǎi
  1. 1 lit. the gate of a noble house is like the sea
  2. 2 there is a wide gap between the nobility and the common people (idiom)
胜者王侯败者寇
shèng zhě wáng hóu bài zhě kòu
  1. 1 the winners become princes and marquises; the losers are vilified as bandits (idiom)
  2. 2 history is written by the victors
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)
窃国者侯，窃钩者诛
qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū
  1. 1 steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
窃钩者诛，窃国者侯
qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu
  1. 1 steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
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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