衍圣公府

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

to spread out / to develop / to overflow / to amplify / superfluous

to dig

old variant of 聖|圣[sheng4]

holy / sacred / saint / sage

hereditary title bestowed on Confucius' descendants

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[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)

government post in Han dynasty

seat of government / government repository (archive) / official residence / mansion / presidential palace / (honorific) Your home / prefecture (from Tang to Qing times)