光宗耀祖

Chinese

		light; ray; bright	school; sect; purpose school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; family	brilliant; glorious	ancestor; forefather; grandparents
trad. (光宗耀祖)		光	宗	耀	祖
simp. #(光宗耀祖)		光	宗	耀	祖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guāngzōngyàozǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwong¹ zung¹ jiu⁶ zou²
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): guang¹ zong¹ iao⁶ zou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guāngzōngyàozǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guangzongyàozǔ
    • Wade–Giles: kuang¹-tsung¹-yao⁴-tsu³
    • Yale: gwāng-dzūng-yàu-dzǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guangtzongyawtzuu
    • Palladius: гуанцзунъяоцзу (guanczunʺjaoczu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwong¹ zung¹ jiu⁶ zou²
    • Yale: gwōng jūng yiuh jóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwong¹ dzung¹ jiu⁶ dzou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: guong¹ zung¹ yiu⁶ zou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jiːu̯²² t͡sou̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: guang¹ zong¹ iao⁶ zou²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kuang tsong iău tsóu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡soŋ³³⁻²³ iau³⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sou⁵²/

Idiom

光宗耀祖

1. to bring honour to one's ancestors and clan