衍 圣 公 府

Yǎn shèng gōng fǔdictionary entry

the official residence of Confucius' descendants at Qufu 曲阜, Shandong

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Original source entry:

衍聖公府 衍圣公府 [Yan3 sheng4 gong1 fu3] /the official residence of Confucius' descendants at Qufu 曲阜, Shandong/

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Other forms in these source records: 衍聖公府

衍
yǎn
to spread out / to develop / to overflow / to amplify / superfluous
圣
kū
(literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)
shèng
(bound form) peerless (in wisdom, moral virtue, skill etc) / (bound form) peerless individual / paragon (sage, saint, emperor, master of a skill etc) / (bound form) holy / sacred
公
gōng
public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)
府
fǔ
seat of government / government repository (archive) / official residence / mansion / presidential palace / (honorific) Your home / prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)

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