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Chinese
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ancestor; forefather; grandparents
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school; sect; purpose school; sect; purpose; model; ancestor; family
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祖
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宗
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| simp. #(祖宗)
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祖
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宗
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Pronunciation
Noun
祖宗
- ancestors; forebears; forefathers
Synonyms
- 上輩／上辈 (shàngbèi)
- 上輩子／上辈子 (shàngbèizi)
- 先人 (xiānrén)
- 先代 (xiāndài) (literary)
- 先古 (xiāngǔ) (literary)
- 先君 (xiānjūn) (literary)
- 先祖 (xiānzǔ) (literary)
- 先輩／先辈 (xiānbèi)
- 公婆 (Hokkien)
- 公媽／公妈 (Min Nan)
- 早勻／早匀 (Xiamen Hokkien)
- 父祖 (fùzǔ) (literary)
- 皇考 (huángkǎo) (archaic)
- 祖上 (zǔshàng)
- 祖先 (zǔxiān)
- 老祖宗
- 老輩／老辈 (lǎobèi)
Derived terms