皇祖考 [－－－]

Jyutping wong4 zou2 haau2
Pinyin huáng zǔ kǎo

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, archaic
    a posthumous name for grandfathers in Zhou rituals
    • 祭王父曰皇祖考，王母曰皇祖妣。父曰皇考，母曰皇妣。夫曰皇辟。生曰父、曰母、曰妻，死曰考、曰妣、曰嬪。
      祭王父曰皇祖考，王母曰皇祖妣。父曰皇考，母曰皇妣。夫曰皇辟。生曰父、曰母、曰妻，死曰考、曰妣、曰嫔。
      jì wáng fù yuē huáng zǔ kǎo ， wáng mǔ yuē huáng zǔ bǐ ． fù yuē huáng kǎo ， mǔ yuē huáng bǐ ． fū yuē huáng pì ． shēng yuē fù ， yuē mǔ ， yuē qī ， sǐ yuē kǎo ， yuē bǐ ， yuē pín ．
      In sacrificing to them, a grandfather is called "the sovereign grandfather"; a grandmother, "the sovereign grandmother"; a father, "the sovereign father"; a mother, "the sovereign mother"; a husband, "the sovereign pattern". While alive, the names of father, mother, and wife are used; when they are dead, those of "the completed one", "the corresponding one", and "the honored one".
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    祭王父曰皇祖考，王母曰皇祖妣。父曰皇考，母曰皇妣。夫曰皇辟。生曰父、曰母、曰妻，死曰考、曰妣、曰嫔。
    祭王父曰皇祖考，王母曰皇祖妣。父曰皇考，母曰皇妣。夫曰皇辟。生曰父、曰母、曰妻，死曰考、曰妣、曰嬪。
    jì wáng fù yuē huáng zǔ kǎo ， wáng mǔ yuē huáng zǔ bǐ ． fù yuē huáng kǎo ， mǔ yuē huáng bǐ ． fū yuē huáng pì ． shēng yuē fù ， yuē mǔ ， yuē qī ， sǐ yuē kǎo ， yuē bǐ ， yuē pín ．
    • In sacrificing to them, a grandfather is called "the sovereign grandfather"; a grandmother, "the sovereign grandmother"; a father, "the sovereign father"; a mother, "the sovereign mother"; a husband, "the sovereign pattern". While alive, the names of father, mother, and wife are used; when they are dead, those of "the completed one", "the corresponding one", and "the honored one".