宗祠
zōng cí
Pinyin

Definition

宗祠
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zōng cí
  1. ancestral temple
  2. clan hall

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

宗师
zōng shī
  1. 1 great scholar respected for learning and integrity
正宗
zhèng zōng
  1. 1 orthodox school
  2. 2 fig. traditional
  3. 3 old school
  4. 4 authentic
  5. 5 genuine
祖宗
zǔ zōng
  1. 1 ancestor
  2. 2 forebear
传宗接代
chuán zōng jiē dài
  1. 1 to carry on one's ancestral line
大宗
dà zōng
  1. 1 large amount
  2. 2 staple
  3. 3 influential family of long standing
宗
Zōng
  1. 1 surname Zong
宗教
zōng jiào
  1. 1 religion
宗旨
zōng zhǐ
  1. 1 objective
  2. 2 aim
  3. 3 goal
宗祠
zōng cí
  1. 1 ancestral temple
  2. 2 clan hall
广宗
Guǎng zōng
  1. 1 Guangzong county in Xingtai 邢台[Xíng tái], Hebei
李宗盛
Lǐ Zōng shèng
  1. 1 Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter
祠堂
cí táng
  1. 1 ancestral hall
  2. 2 memorial hall
禅宗
Chán zōng
  1. 1 Zen Buddhism
世宗
Shì zōng
  1. 1 Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
光宗耀祖
guāng zōng yào zǔ
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors
卷宗
juàn zōng
  1. 1 file
  2. 2 folder
  3. 3 dossier
唐中宗
Táng Zhōng zōng
  1. 1 Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, reign name of fourth Tang emperor Li Zhe 李哲[Lǐ Zhé] (656-710), reigned 705-710
唐代宗
Táng Dài zōng
  1. 1 Emperor Taizong of Tang (727-779), reign name of ninth Tang emperor Li Yu 李豫[Lǐ Yù], reigned 762-779
唐太宗
Táng Tài zōng
  1. 1 Emperor Taizong of Tang, reign name of second Tang emperor Li Shimin 李世民[Lǐ Shì mín] (599-649), reigned 626-649
唐德宗
Táng Dé zōng
  1. 1 Emperor Dezong of Tang (742-805), reign name of tenth Tang emperor Li Kuo 李适[Lǐ Kuò], reigned 779-805

Idioms (4)

荣宗耀祖
róng zōng yào zǔ
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom)
  2. 2 also written 光宗耀祖
禅门五宗
chán mén wǔ zōng
  1. 1 the five schools of Chan Buddhism (idiom)
万变不离其宗
wàn biàn bù lí qí zōng
  1. 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
kāi zōng míng yì
  1. 1 to declare at the outset (idiom)

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