覆宗灭祀 — “To completely destroy one's family line and ancestral worship”
覆宗灭祀 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to completely destroy one's family line and ancestral worship”. To wipe out a lineage, leaving no descendants to carry on the family name or rituals. Literally, “Overthrow the ancestral temple and extinguish the sacrifices”.
覆宗灭祀 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- fù覆wáng亡wú无rì日doomed to perish soon
- fù覆gōng公zhé折zú足incompetent in a position of responsibility
- fù覆jūn军shā杀jiāng将annihilate army and kill generals
- fù覆qián前jiè戒hòu后learn from past mistakes
- fù覆qù去fān翻lái来toss and turn repeatedly
- fù覆dì地fān翻tiān天cause earth-shaking changes
- fù覆cháo巢qīng倾luǎn卵When the main entity is destroyed, all constituents suffer
- fù覆cháo巢wú无wán完luǎn卵When the group falls, no one escapes harm
- fù覆cháo巢huǐ毁luǎn卵If the whole is destroyed, no part remains intact
- fù覆cháo巢pò破luǎn卵When the nest overturns, no egg is whole
- fù覆shì是wèi为fēi非distort the truth
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What does 覆宗灭祀 mean?
覆宗灭祀 (fù zōng miè sì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to completely destroy one's family line and ancestral worship”.
How do you pronounce 覆宗灭祀?
覆宗灭祀 is pronounced fù zōng miè sì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 覆宗灭祀 literally mean?
Literally, 覆宗灭祀 means “Overthrow the ancestral temple and extinguish the sacrifices”. It is used to mean “to completely destroy one's family line and ancestral worship”.
What is the Chinese definition of 覆宗灭祀?
宗：祖庙。祀：祭祀。覆宗：推翻祖庙。灭祀：灭了香火，引申为绝了后代。毁坏宗庙，断绝后代。亦作“覆宗绝嗣”。