馬祖
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馬祖
See also: 马祖
Chinese
| horse; surname | ancestor; forefather; grandparents | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (馬祖) | 馬 | 祖 | |
| simp. (马祖) | 马 | 祖 | |
Etymology
After the goddess 媽祖／妈祖 (Māzǔ, “Mazu”), who was believed to have died there when she was rescuing her father and brother.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): maa5 zou2
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Mâ-chú
- Eastern Min (BUC): Mā-cū
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Má-chó͘
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄗㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Mǎzǔ
- Wade–Giles: Ma3-tsu3
- Yale: Mǎ-dzǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maatzuu
- Palladius: Мацзу (Maczu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: maa5 zou2
- Yale: máh jóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: maa5 dzou2
- Guangdong Romanization: ma5 zou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /maː¹³ t͡sou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mâ-chú
- Hakka Romanization System: maˊ zuˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ma1 zu3
- Sinological IPA: /ma²⁴ t͡su³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Mā-cū
- Sinological IPA (key): /ma³³⁻³⁵ (t͡s-)ʒu³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
Proper noun
馬祖
- (～列島) Matsu Islands (synonymous with Lienchiang County, Taiwan (ROC))
- (～海峽) Matsu Strait (between Beigan and Nangan in Lienchiang County, Taiwan (ROC))
- (～鄉) Matsu (hypothetical township of Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian as claimed by China (PRC); includes most of Lienchiang County, Taiwan (ROC))