



上烝下报 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to incestuous relationships”. Specifically illicit sexual relations between a younger man and an older female relative (烝), and between an older man and a younger female relative (报). It broadly indicates any form of sexual misconduct within a family. Literally, “Upward and downward incest”.

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Open the tool →上烝下报 (shàng zhēng xià bào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to incestuous relationships”.
上烝下报 is pronounced shàng zhēng xià bào in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 上烝下报 means “Upward and downward incest”. It is used to mean “refers to incestuous relationships”.
?晚辈男子和长辈女子通奸;报:长辈男子与晚辈女子通奸。泛指男女乱伦。