开山老祖 — “Mountain-opening old ancestor”
开山老祖 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the founder, originator, or pioneer of a school of thought, an enterprise, or a particular field; the patriarch”. Literally, “Mountain-opening old ancestor”.
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- kāi开yún云jiàn见tiān天emerge from obscurity into clarity
- kāi开yún云jiàn见rì日see light after darkness
- kāi开lì利chú除hài害promote benefits and eliminate harms
- kāi开huá华jiē结shí实bloom and bear fruit
- kāi开huā华jié结guǒ果blossom and bear fruit
- kāi开juàn卷yǒu有dé得Reading always brings rewards
- kāi开juàn卷yǒu有yì益Reading always brings benefits
- kāi开kǒu口jiàn见hóu喉lóng咙speak frankly and directly
- kāi开kǒu口jiàn见xīn心Speak one's true thoughts frankly
- kāi开kǒu口jiàn见dǎn胆speak frankly and openly
- kāi开tái台luó锣gǔ鼓the beginning of an event
- kāi开hé合zì自rú如operate freely and flexibly
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What does 开山老祖 mean?
开山老祖 (kāi shān lǎo zǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the founder, originator, or pioneer of a school of thought, an enterprise, or a particular field; the patriarch”.
How do you pronounce 开山老祖?
开山老祖 is pronounced kāi shān lǎo zǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 开山老祖 literally mean?
Literally, 开山老祖 means “Mountain-opening old ancestor”. It is used to mean “the founder, originator, or pioneer of a school of thought, an enterprise, or a particular field; the patriarch”.
What is the Chinese definition of 开山老祖?
开山：指在名山创立寺院；老祖：第一代创业的人。原指开创寺院的和尚。后借指某一事业的创始人。