祖述有自 — “To emulate ancestors, having its own origin”
祖述有自 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to follow the teachings or methods of predecessors while making one's own original contributions; to build upon tradition with innovation”. Literally, “To emulate ancestors, having its own origin”.
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- zǔ祖chuán传mì秘fāng方ancestral secret family recipe
- zǔ祖gōng功zōng宗dé德ancestral merits and lineage virtues
- zǔ祖zōng宗jiā家fǎ法ancestral family rules
- zǔ祖zōng宗chéng成fǎ法ancestral established practices
- zǔ祖zōng宗fǎ法dù度Ancestral laws and institutions
- zǔ祖wǔ武zōng宗wén文Emulate ancestors' exemplary conduct
- zǔ祖shēng生zhī之biān鞭highly ambitious and proactive
- zǔ祖zǔ祖bèi辈bèi辈for generations
- zǔ祖shùn舜zōng宗yáo尧emulate ancient sages Yao and Shun
- zǔ祖shù述yáo尧shùn舜，，xiàn宪zhāng章wén文wǔ武Emulate ancient sage-kings' principles and systems
- zǔ祖tì逖zhī之shì誓Zu Ti's resolute oath
- zǔ祖lóng龙yī一jù炬Emperor Qin Shi Huang's burning of books
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What does 祖述有自 mean?
祖述有自 (zǔ shù yǒu zì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to follow the teachings or methods of predecessors while making one's own original contributions; to build upon tradition with innovation”.
How do you pronounce 祖述有自?
祖述有自 is pronounced zǔ shù yǒu zì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 祖述有自 literally mean?
Literally, 祖述有自 means “to emulate ancestors, having its own origin”. It is used to mean “to follow the teachings or methods of predecessors while making one's own original contributions; to build upon tradition with innovation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 祖述有自?
祖述：效法或遵循前人的行为和学说。指效法前人，又有自己的创新