glorify and illuminate the ancestors(xiǎn zǔ yáng zōng)

glorify and illuminate the ancestors

Xianzu Yangzong is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is Xi ǎ NZ ǔ y á ngz ō ng, which means to make the ancestor's reputation famous. It comes from Wei Zheng Gai Zhao.

The origin of Idioms

The first fold of Ming Dynasty's Wu Mingshi's Wei Zheng Gai Zhao: "to win a high official salary, we should respect and be loyal to things, and we should stand up and do our way, and show our ancestors."

Idiom usage

Used as predicate, attribute, object, etc

Examples

The 19th volume of Xingshi Hengyan written by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty: "why don't you run away and return, and show your ancestors."

Chinese PinYin : xiǎn zǔ yáng zōng