common
noun

Meaning of 遗腹子

遗腹子 means child born after the father's death; posthumous child. Pronounced yí fù zǐ.

  • child born after the father's death; posthumous child

Definitions & Examples

shì
 
qīn
zài
chū
shēng
qián
jiù
shì
le
 

He is a posthumous child; his father died before he was born.

Zhè
wèi
zhǎng
hòu
chéng
le
qīn
de
chǎn
 

This posthumous child grew up and inherited his father's estate.

Zài
dài
 
xiǎng
yǒu
tóng
děng
de
chéng
quán
 

In ancient times, posthumous children enjoyed the same inheritance rights as legitimate sons.

Measure Words

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Primary
/ míng