tử tôn

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Definition

1. Noun:
   • Descendants; children and grandchildren: Refers to one's direct offspring and their children, encompassing the immediate lineage. It denotes the collective group of progeny that continue a family line.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy luôn mong muốn để lại di sản cho tử tôn. (He always wishes to leave a legacy for his descendants.)
  • Lễ cúng tổ tiên thể hiện sự biết ơn từ các thế hệ tử tôn. (The ancestor worship ceremony shows gratitude from generations of descendants.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is formal and literary, often used in classical, philosophical, or ceremonial contexts related to family heritage, legacy, and continuity.

Variants and Related Words

• Hậu duệ (n): descendant, progeny (can refer to descendants from any point in a lineage, not necessarily immediate).
• Con cháu (n): children and grandchildren; descendants (the more common, everyday term with the same core meaning as "tử tôn").

Synonyms

• Progeny: A person's descendants.
• Offspring: A person's children.
• Posterity: All future generations of people.

Related Idioms

• "Phúc đức tổ tông, ấm no tử tôn": A proverb meaning "The ancestors' virtue brings prosperity to the descendants." It highlights the traditional belief in the moral legacy of forebears blessing future generations.