認祖歸宗

Chinese

to recognize; to know; to admit ancestor; forefather; grandparents to restore one's membership in a clan
trad. (認祖歸宗) 認 祖 歸宗
simp. (认祖归宗) 认 祖 归宗

Pronunciation

Idiom

認祖歸宗

  1. (of an adopted child) to find and acknowledge one's ancestors and restore their original surname
  2. (of someone who lives in a foreign place) to return to one's ancestral home
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