光宗耀祖
gwong1 zung1 jiu6 zou2guāng zōng yào zǔ
English
- to bring honor to one's ancestors
- to bring honour to one's ancestor
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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