粵

光gwong1宗zung1耀jiu6祖zou2

gwong1 zung1 jiu6 zou2guāng zōng yào zǔ

English

  1. to bring honor to one's ancestors
  2. to bring honour to one's ancestor

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 令過身嘅祖先都有榮譽,形容一件事嘅榮譽好高

Examples

  • 佢終於做咗國家嘅總理,總算光宗耀祖嘍。

    He brings honor to his ancestors when he becomes the president of the country.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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