兼祧

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Chinese

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double; twice; simultaneous
double; twice; simultaneous; holding two or more (official) posts at the same time
 
ancestral hall
simp. and trad.
(兼祧)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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兼祧

  1. (historical) a practice in which a man succeeds both his father's and uncle's lines when his uncle has no male heir, and is allowed to marry one wife each for each line

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