高祖
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Emperor Gaozu of Han 
Emperor Gaozu of Tang
Chinese
| high; tall | ancestor; forefather; grandparents | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (高祖) |
高 | 祖 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gou1 zou2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko-chó͘ / ko͘-chó͘
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1kau-tsu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄗㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gaozǔ
- Wade–Giles: kao1-tsu3
- Yale: gāu-dzǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gautzuu
- Palladius: гаоцзу (gaoczu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gou1 zou2
- Yale: gōu jóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: gou1 dzou2
- Guangdong Romanization: gou1 zou2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kou̯⁵⁵ t͡sou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
高祖
Antonyms
Proper noun
高祖
- A temple name given to the first emperor of some of the Chinese dynasties, or to ancestor of the first emperor
- Emperor Gaozu of Han (256 BCE or 247 BCE – June 1, 195 BCE)
- 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
- a remote ancestor
- (more narrowly): an ancestor four generations back: a great-great-grandparent, a grandparent of a grandparent
- (Chinese history) the founder of a dynasty
- (Buddhism) the founder of a sect
See also
- 玄孫 (genson): a descendant four generations down: a great-great-grandchild, the grandchild of a grandchild
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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