家訓

简 家训 · 繁 家訓
Mandarin · pinyin jiā xùn

Meanings

  1. instructions to one's children
  2. family precepts
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家
jiā · house, home, residence; family
訓
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训
xùn · teach, instruct; exegesis
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1–4 · jia1 xun4

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noun

  1. family motto

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