宗 (zung1) — case; consignment; matter in Cantonese
zungˉ¹宗Mandarin Pinyin: zong1
Meaning of 宗
nouncase; consignment; matter
nounsect; faction; school
nounmodel; great master
nounprincipal aim; purpose
nounancestor; clan; lineage
Example Sentences with 宗
ngoˏ₅我sikˉ¹識zyuˊ²煮zing˗₃正zungˉ¹宗taai˗₃泰gwok˗₃國coi˗₃菜。
I can cook authentic Thai food.
binˉ¹邊douˍ₆度jauˏ₅有dakˉ¹得sikˍ₆食zing˗₃正zungˉ¹宗ge˗₃嘅ji˗₃意daaiˍ₆大leiˍ₆利coi˗₃菜？
Where can (one) finds authentic Italian food?
ngoˏ₅我haiˊ²喺zungˉ¹宗ciˎ₄祠zoengˊ²長daaiˍ₆大。
I grew up in the ancestral hall.
caamˉ¹參gunˉ¹觀zungˉ¹宗ciˎ₄祠。
Visit the ancestral hall.
niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度haiˍ₆係zungˉ¹宗ciˎ₄祠。
This is the ancestral hall.
Words Containing 宗
一代宗師jat1 doi6 zung1 si1
master of his generation)
宗派zung1 paai3
(religious) sect; denomination
教宗gaau3 zung1
the Roman Catholic Pope; Supreme Pontiff; also called 教皇
光宗耀祖gwong1 zung1 jiu6 zou2
glorify and illuminate one's ancestors, to bring honor to one's forefathers
宗祠zung1 ci4
ancestral shrine
淨土宗zing6 tou2 zung1
Pure Land Buddhism (branch of Mahayana Buddhism)
宗旨zung1 zi2
objective; aim; goal
祖宗zou2 zung1
ancestor, forebear
祖宗十八代zou2 zung1 sap6 baat3 doi6
ancestors to the 18th generation
正宗zing3 zung1
of true origin.
宗教zung1 gaau3
religion
宗筋zung1 gan1
penis (in Chinese medicine), lit., the "progenitorial sinew"
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