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Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「顯祖榮宗」, with more below.

The idiom 「顯祖榮宗」 is the focus of our introduction today, and its explanation and application are listed below.

To make the reputation of ancestors famous and spread. Same as “illustrating ancestors and promoting the clan”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xiǎn zǔ róng zōng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hin2 jou2 wing4 jung1

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.