封妻荫子

Traditional: 封妻蔭子

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Dictionary entry

(idiom) to bestow a title on the wife of a deserving official and make his son heir to his titles

What does 封妻荫子 mean?

封妻荫子 (fēng qī yìn zǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to bestow a title on the wife of a deserving official and make his son heir to his titles

Character breakdown

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封Fēngsurname Feng 妻qī(bound form) wife 荫yìnvariant of 蔭|荫[yin4], shade 子zǐson · child

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封妻荫子

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