封妻荫子

fēngqīyìnzǐ

(of the emperor) confer titles of honour on the wife of a deserving official and hereditary ranks on his descendants

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feng1 qi1 yin4 zi3

(of a deserving official) to grant his wife a title and make his son heir to his titles

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封妻荫子

fēng qī yìn zǐ

win a noble position for oneself and for one's wife and leave it to one's posterity; get one's wife and childern rewarded by heritage

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封妻蔭子|封妻荫子 [fēng qī yìn zǐ] ► (of a deserving official) to grant his wife a title and make his son heir to his titles