光宗耀祖

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guāngzōngyàozǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤㄗㄨㄥㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwong¹ zung¹ jiu⁶ zou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guāngzōngyàozǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤㄗㄨㄥㄧㄠˋ ㄗㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guangtzongyawtzuu
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwong¹ zung¹ jiu⁶ zou²
  - Yale: gwōng jūng yiuh jóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwong¹ dzung¹ jiu⁶ dzou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: guong¹ zung¹ yiu⁶ zou²
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jiːu̯²² t͡sou̯³⁵/

Idiom

光宗耀祖

to bring honour to one's ancestors

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