| 衍圣公府 |
Yǎn shèng gōng fǔ |
the official residence of Confucius' descendants at Qufu 曲阜, Shandong |
| 衍 |
yǎn |
to spread out / to develop / to overflow / to amplify / superfluous |
| 衍圣公 |
Yǎn shèng gōng |
hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants |
| 圣 |
kū |
to dig |
| 圣 |
shèng |
old variant of 圣 |
| 圣 |
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 / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) |
| 公府 |
gōng fǔ |
government post in Han dynasty |
| 府 |
fǔ |
seat of government / government repository (archive) / official residence / mansion / presidential palace / (honorific) Your home / prefecture (from Tang to Qing times) |