宗祠
zōng cí
Pinyin
Definition
宗祠
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- ancestral temple
- clan hall
Character Decomposition
Idioms (4)
荣宗耀祖
- 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom)
- 2 also written 光宗耀祖
禅门五宗
- 1 the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)
万变不离其宗
- 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
- 1 to declare at the outset (idiom)