祖系
zǔ xì
Pinyin
Definition
祖系
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- ancestry
- lineage
- pedigree
- also written 祖係|祖系
Character Decomposition
Idioms (3)
数典忘祖
- 1 to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
荣宗耀祖
- 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom)
- 2 also written 光宗耀祖
解铃还须系铃人
- 1 lit. whoever hung the bell on the tiger's neck must untie it (idiom)
- 2 fig. whoever started the trouble should end it