封妻荫子 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

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

Character by character

• 封fēngenvelope, letter; to confer, to grant; feudal
• 妻qīwife
• 荫yìnshade, shelter; to protect
• 子zǐson, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

Idioms sharing a character

• 原封不动 yuán fēng bù dòng
• 故步自封 gù bù zì fēng
• 三妻四妾 sān qī sì qiè
• 妻离子散 qī lí zǐ sàn
• 宠妾灭妻 chǒng qiè miè qī
• 绿树成荫 lǜ shù chéng yīn
• 乱臣贼子 luàn chén zéi zǐ
• 仁人君子 rén rén jūn zǐ
• 佳人才子 jiā rén cái zǐ
• 多子多福 duō zǐ duō fú

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