guāng zōng yào zǔ

光宗耀祖 (guāng zōng yào zǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “to bring honor to one's ancestors”.

Meanings

  1. 1to bring honor to one's ancestors

Characters in 光宗耀祖

光guāng · light; ray (CL:道[dao4])宗zōng · school耀yào · brilliant祖zǔ · ancestor

Related words

光light; ray (CL:道[dao4])时光time阳光sunshine宗教religion光临(formal) to honor with one's presence祖母father's mother; paternal grandmother灯光(stage) lighting光明light荣耀honor; glory祖父father's father宗school宗surname Zong

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