光前耀后 — “To bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit one's descendants”
光前耀后 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit one's descendants”. To achieve great things that glorify the past and provide for the future. Literally, “Glorify ancestors and illuminate descendants”.
光前耀后 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- guāng光cǎi彩duó夺mù目Dazzlingly brilliant
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What does 光前耀后 mean?
光前耀后 (guāng qián yào hòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit one's descendants”.
How do you pronounce 光前耀后?
光前耀后 is pronounced guāng qián yào hòu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 光前耀后 literally mean?
Literally, 光前耀后 means “Glorify ancestors and illuminate descendants”. It is used to mean “to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit one's descendants”.
What is the Chinese definition of 光前耀后?
光前：光兴前业。光耀祖先，造福后代