宗社

宗社

Chinese

		school; sect; purpose school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; family	society; group
simp. and trad. (宗社)		宗	社

Etymology

Short for 宗廟／宗庙 (zōngmiào) + 社稷 (shèjì).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zōngshè

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄥ ㄕㄜˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zōngshè
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄥ ㄕㄜˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzongsheh
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/

Noun

宗社

1. (literary, historical) the imperial ancestral hall and the imperial alter to the gods
2. (literary, figuratively) the country; the nation