reflect credit on one's forefathers

reflect credit on one's forefathers

Rongzongyaozu, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is R ó ngz à ngy à oz à, meaning to add glory to ancestors. It used to mean shining in the courtyard. It comes from Wu Jingzi's scholars.

The origin of Idioms

The first chapter of Wu Jingzi's unofficial history of scholars in the Qing Dynasty: "I'm afraid it's not the honor of the emperor to be an official

Idiom usage

Chapter one and five of Wu Jingzi's the scholars' Unofficial History in the Qing Dynasty: only if you have the ability to enter the school, and if you have won the scholarship, you will immediately honor your ancestors. This is the filial piety of "showing off one's family and promoting one's fame" in the book of filial piety. Jiang Guangci's night talk on the Yalu River: this child's future is limitless! The child will be proud in the future! Gao Yang's complete biography of Hu Xueyan: bleak foreign arena: "isn't it that I, Xu Shichang, can honor my ancestors?"

Analysis of Idioms

Guangzongyaozu, guangqianyuhou