慎终追远

[成语]
shèn zhōng zhuī yuǎn

[含义]
终：人死；远：指祖先。旧指慎重地办理父母丧事，虔诚地祭祀远代祖先。后也指谨慎从事，追念前贤。

[来源]
《论语学而》：“曾子曰：慎终追远，民德归厚矣。”

[例句]
五间正殿前，悬一块闹龙填青匾，写道是：“～”。 清·曹雪芹《红楼梦》第五十三回


[英文]
carefully attend to the funeral rites of parents and follow them when gone with due sacrifices