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Open the tool →旁行斜上 (páng xíng xié shàng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to genealogical or chronological tables where entries are arranged in horizontal rows and branch diagonally, typically used to illustrate complex relationships or historical sequences”.
旁行斜上 is pronounced páng xíng xié shàng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 旁行斜上 means “Horizontal rows, diagonal upward”. It is used to mean “refers to genealogical or chronological tables where entries are arranged in horizontal rows and branch diagonally, typically used to illustrate complex relationships or historical sequences”.
原指《史记》中的《三代世表》、《十二诸侯年表》等。后泛指用表格行式排列的系表、谱牒等。