高祖

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Chinese

high; tall ancestor; forefather; grandparents
simp. and trad.
(高祖) 		高 祖
Emperor Gaozu of Han
Emperor Gaozu of Tang

Pronunciation

Noun

高祖

  1. great-great-grandfather (paternal grandfather's paternal grandfather)
  2. primogenitor
  3. remote ancestor

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 高祖父 (“great-great-grandfather (father of one's paternal great-grandfather)”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 高祖父, 高祖
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 高祖父
Southwestern Mandarin Wuhan 帥爹爹
Cantonese Hong Kong 太太爺
Taishan 赤公
Hakka Meixian 公白, 阿白
Jin Taiyuan 祖爺
Eastern Min Fuzhou 老大公

Antonyms

Proper noun

高祖

  1. A temple name given to the first emperor of some of the Chinese dynasties, or to ancestor of the first emperor
    1. Emperor Gaozu of Han (256 BCE or 247 BCE – June 1, 195 BCE)
    2. Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566 – June 25, 635)

Synonyms

  • (Emperor Gaozu of Han): 高皇 (Gāo Huáng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
高 祖
こう
Grade: 2 		そ
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
高祖 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 高祖 (MC kaw tsuX).

First cited in Japanese in 1120.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

高(こう)祖(そ) • (kōso) 

  1. a remote ancestor
  2. (more narrowly): an ancestor four generations back: a great-great-grandparent, a grandparent of a grandparent
  3. (Chinese history) the founder of a dynasty
  4. (Buddhism) the founder of a sect

See also

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
高祖

Proper noun

高祖

  1. chữ Hán form of Cao Tổ (“a temple name used for Chinese emperors or Vietnamese emperors”).
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