Meaning of 九族
九族 means the nine degrees of kinship (a traditional Chinese concept of extended family). Pronounced jiǔ zú.
- the nine degrees of kinship (a traditional Chinese concept of extended family)
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
zhū株
lián连
jiǔ九
zú族
de的
xíng刑
fá罚
fēi非
cháng常
cán残
kù酷
。
The ancient punishment of implicating one's nine degrees of kinship was extremely cruel.
Zài在
yī一
xiē些
gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
，
duì对
jiǔ九
zú族
de的
dìng定
yì义
yǒu有
bù不
tóng同
de的
shuō说
fǎ法
。
In some ancient texts, there are different interpretations of the definition of the 'nine degrees of kinship'.
Zhè这
ge个
cí词
xiàn现
zài在
zhǐ只
zài在
lì历
shǐ史
tǎo讨
lùn论
huò或
bǐ比
yù喻
jí极
guǎng广
fàn泛
de的
qiān牵
lián连
shí时
shǐ使
yòng用
。
This term is now only used in historical discussions or as a metaphor for extremely wide-ranging implications.