岱宗
Dài zōng
Pinyin
Definition
岱宗
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- another name for Mt Tai 泰山 in Shandong as principal or ancestor of the Five Sacred Mountains 五嶽|五岳[Wǔ yuè]
- Mt Tai as resting place for departed souls
Character Decomposition
Idioms (5)
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)
鸿毛泰岱
- 1 light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another