have a son to carry on his family name

have a son to carry on his family name

It is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is Chu á NZ à ngji à D à I, which means to carry on the clan and continue the descendants. The old saying that the only child can be passed down from generation to generation. It comes from modern officialdom.

Interpretation of Idioms

Religion: religion, family. Generation: offspring. To carry on the religion and continue the descendants. The old saying that the only child can be passed down from generation to generation.

The origin of Idioms

Chapter 49 of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty: "I have worked hard all my life and earned this big fortune. When I die, there is no one to inherit my family. I don't know why I want to keep this money.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] passing on from generation to generation

Idiom usage

I would like to persuade him to ask for a "little boy" and to have a son in the future. Chapter 37 of Ba Jin's autumn