认祖归宗 — “To acknowledge one's ancestors and return to the ancestral clan”
认祖归宗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to acknowledge one's ancestors and return to the ancestral clan”. By extension, to return to one's roots or homeland. Literally, “recognize ancestors return to clan”.
认祖归宗 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- rèn认chóu仇zuò作fù父Acknowledge enemy as father
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- rèn认yǐng影wéi为tóu头mistake a shadow for a head
- rèn认yǐng影mí迷tóu头extremely muddled and confused
- rèn认dí敌zuò作fù父willingly serve an enemy
- rèn认sǐ死kòu扣er儿stubbornly insist on one's own opinion
- rèn认sǐ死lǐ理er儿stubbornly adhere to fixed principles
- rèn认zéi贼wéi为zǐ子mistake foe for friend
- rèn认zéi贼wéi为fù父Acknowledge an enemy as one's father
- rèn认zéi贼zuò作zi子Mistake a villain for a son
- rèn认zéi贼zuò作fù父treat an enemy as one's father
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What does 认祖归宗 mean?
认祖归宗 (rèn zǔ guī zōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to acknowledge one's ancestors and return to the ancestral clan”.
How do you pronounce 认祖归宗?
认祖归宗 is pronounced rèn zǔ guī zōng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 认祖归宗 literally mean?
Literally, 认祖归宗 means “recognize ancestors return to clan”. It is used to mean “to acknowledge one's ancestors and return to the ancestral clan”.
What is the Chinese definition of 认祖归宗?
①寻认祖先，并归还本宗。②喻指回归故土。