不祧之宗 — “A revered founder or pioneer”
不祧之宗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a revered founder or pioneer”. A person who establishes a great undertaking and is highly respected. Literally, “An ancestor whose spirit tablet is not moved to the distant ancestral temple”.
不祧之宗 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- bù不yī一ér而zú足numerous and varied, impossible to list all
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- bù不shàng上bù不xià下stuck in an awkward position
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- bù不shì世zhī之yè业unparalleled achievements
- bù不shì世zhī之chóu仇unrivaled enmity
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- bù不shì世zhī之lüè略unparalleled strategy
- bù不sàng丧bǐ匕chàng鬯peace and order, rituals undisturbed
- bù不fēng丰bù不jiǎn俭neither extravagant nor frugal
- bù不fēng丰bù不shā杀neither extravagant nor frugal
- bù不wèi为wǔ五dǒu斗mǐ米zhé折yāo腰Refuse to compromise integrity for meager gain
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What does 不祧之宗 mean?
不祧之宗 (bù tiāo zhī zōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a revered founder or pioneer”.
How do you pronounce 不祧之宗?
不祧之宗 is pronounced bù tiāo zhī zōng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 不祧之宗 literally mean?
Literally, 不祧之宗 means “an ancestor whose spirit tablet is not moved to the distant ancestral temple”. It is used to mean “a revered founder or pioneer”.
What is the Chinese definition of 不祧之宗?
不迁入祧庙的祖先。比喻创立某种事业而受到尊崇的人。祧：古代帝王的远祖的祠堂。