clan hall name; family designation
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
name of a clan hall; family or branch designation used in traditional Chinese culture
formalOriginally referred to the name of the main hall in a residence. Later used to identify different branches of a large clan, often displayed on plaques above the entrance to ancestral halls. Still used today in genealogical and cultural contexts.
Wǒ我
men们
jiā家
zú族
de的
táng堂
hào号
shì是
"
Lǒng陇
Xī西
Lǐ李
Shì氏
"
。
Our clan's hall name is "Longxi Li Family."
Jiù旧
shí时
dà大
jiā家
zú族
cháng常
yòng用
táng堂
hào号
lái来
qū区
fēn分
bù不
tóng同
de的
zhī支
xì系
。
In old times, large families often used hall names to distinguish different branches.
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Zhè这
zuò座
cí祠
táng堂
de的
táng堂
hào号
jì记
zài载
zhe着
jiā家
zú族
de的
lì历
shǐ史
。
The hall name of this ancestral temple records the family's history.