to combine clans; clan alliance
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to combine clans (of people with the same surname but different lineages)
formalRefers to the traditional Chinese practice where people sharing a surname but from different ancestral lines formally acknowledge a common clan affiliation to strengthen social bonds or kinship ties.
Tā他
men们
lián联
le了
zōng宗
，
yǐ以
xiōng兄
dì弟
xiāng相
chēng称
。
They established clan ties and addressed each other as brothers.
Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
jiā家
zú族
suī虽
rán然
lái来
zì自
bù不
tóng同
dì地
fāng方
，
dàn但
tóng同
xìng姓
Lǐ李
，
hòu后
lái来
lián联
le了
zōng宗
。
Although these two families came from different places, they shared the surname Li and later combined their clans.
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Lián联
zōng宗
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
chuán传
tǒng统
shè社
huì会
zhōng中
jiā加
qiáng强
rén人
jì际
guān关
xì系
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
fāng方
shì式
。
Combining clans was a method in traditional Chinese society for strengthening interpersonal relationships.