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Chinese
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ancestor; forefather; grandparents
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home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools |
simp. and trad.
(祖家)
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祖
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家
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Pronunciation
Noun
祖家
- (literary) family descended from the same ancestor
- (chiefly Cantonese) homeland; land of one's ancestors
- (colonial Hong Kong, colonial Singapore, Christianity in Taiwan, historical) Britain or England
- (Mainland China Hokkien) hometown; native place
- (Mainland China Hokkien) ancestral home; original family home
Synonyms
- (hometown): 故里 (gùlǐ), 家鄉／家乡 (jiāxiāng)
- (ancestral home): 祖籍 (zǔjí), 原籍 (yuánjí)