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Jyutping zou2
Pinyin

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Zu
  2. ancestor
  3. forefather
  4. grandparents
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. ancestor/forefather/grandparents/founder/an originator/sacrifice to god of travellers/a surname
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    先人
    ancestor
    • 列祖列宗
      列祖列宗
      lit6 zou2 lit6 zung1
      successive generations of ancestors
    • 祭祖
      祭祖
      zai3 zou2
      to offer sacrifices to ancestors
    • 遠祖
      远祖
      remote ancestors
    • 祖先
      祖先
      zou2 sin1
      ancestor
    • 祖宗
      祖宗
      zou2 zung1
      ancestor
    • 祖屋
      祖屋
      zou2 uk1
      the house lived and left by one's ancestors
    • 光宗耀祖
      光宗耀祖
      gwong1 zung1 jiu6 zou2
      to bring honour to one's ancestors
    • 祖傳 秘方
      祖传 秘方
      zou2 cyun4 bei3 fong1
      secret formula left by one's ancestors
    • 祖訓
      祖训
      zou2 fan3
      motto of ancestors
    • 祖墳
      祖坟
      zou2 fan4
      tomb of ancestors
  2. 語素
    創立​一門​手藝​、​一個​派​別​嘅​人
    originator of crafts or thoughts
    • 始祖
      始祖
      ci2 zou2
      originator; progenitor; primogenitor
    • 鼻祖
      鼻祖
      bei6 zou2
      originator
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    ancestor; forebear; forefather
  2. character
    grandparent; grandfather or grandmother
  3. character, literary
    to follow the example of; to pattern after
  4. character
    founder
  5. character
    a surname. Zu
    • 祖沖之
      祖冲之
      zǔ chōng zhī
      Zu Chongzhi (Chinese astronomer and mathematician during the Liu Song and Southern Qi dynasties)
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. ancestor, forefather
  2. grandfather
  3. Cangjie Input
    IFBM
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级汉字表 #298
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    今天早上我祖母寄出了这封信。
    今天早上我祖母寄出了這封信。
    jīn tiān zǎo shang wǒ zǔ mǔ jì chū le zhè fēng xìn 。
    • My grandmother posted the letter this morning.
    • My grandmother mailed the letter this morning.
  2. Mandarin
    我的祖父去世有3年了。
    我的祖父去世有3年了。
    wǒ de zǔ fù qù shì yǒu 3 nián le 。
    • My grandfather passed away three years ago.
  3. Mandarin
    我祖父生于1920年。
    我祖父生於1920年。
    wǒ zǔ fù shēng yú 1920 nián 。
    • My grandfather was born in 1920.
  4. Mandarin
    祖父的年龄比我大五倍。
    祖父的年齡比我大五倍。
    zǔ fù de nián líng bǐ wǒ dà wǔ bèi 。
    • My grandfather is five times as old as I am.
  5. Mandarin
    Lucy是被她的祖父母养大的。
    Lucy是被她的祖父母養大的。
    lucy shì bèi tā de zǔ fù mǔ yǎng dà de 。
    • Lucy was brought up by her grandparents.
    • Lucy was bantered by her grandparents.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋为祖父嘅健康举杯!
    我哋為祖父嘅健康舉杯!
    ngo5 dei2 wai4 zou2 fu6 ge3 gin6 hong1 geoi2 bui1 !
    • Let us raise our glasses to the health of our grandfather!
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    圣经话阿当同夏娃系人类嘅始祖。
    聖經話阿當同夏娃係人類嘅始祖。
    sing1 ging1 waa6 aa3 dong1 tung4 haa6 waa1 hai6 jan4 leoi6 ge3 ci2 zou2.
    • According to the Bible, Adam and Eve are the primogenitors of mankind.
  2. Cantonese
    后人奉老、庄为道家嘅始祖。
    後人奉老、莊為道家嘅始祖。
    hau6 jan4 fung6 lou5 zong1 wai4 dou6 gaa1 ge3 ci2 zou2.
    • X
  3. Cantonese
    我好爱我嘅祖国!
    我好愛我嘅祖國!
    ngo5 hou2 oi3 ngo5 ge3 zou2 gwok3!
    • I love my homeland!
  4. Cantonese
    祖国真系好伟大!
    祖國真係好偉大!
    zou2 gwok3 zan1 hai6 hou2 wai5 daai6!
    • The fatherland is so great!
  5. Cantonese
    拜祖先
    拜祖先
    baai3 zou2 sin1
    • to worship one's ancestors
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    祖先
    祖先
    zǔ xiān
    • ancestor
  2. Mandarin
    上图是复活节拍的全家福,下图是乔一家人第一次带着老三到安养院探访乔的祖母时拍的。
    上圖是復活節拍的全家福,下圖是喬一家人第一次帶着老三到安養院探訪喬的祖母時拍的。
    shàng tú shì fù huó jié pāi de quán jiā fú , xià tú shì qiáo yī jiā rén dì yī cì dài zhe lǎo sān dào ān yǎng yuàn tàn fǎng qiáo de zǔ mǔ shí pāi de .
    • The top photo is a family portrait taken during Easter, and the bottom was taken when Joel [Sartore]’s whole family took the third child to the nursing home to visit Joel’s grandma for the first time.
  3. Mandarin
    我日他们十八辈儿的祖宗!
    我日他們十八輩兒的祖宗!
    wǒ rì tā men shí bā bèi r5 de zǔ zōng !
    • Screw their ancestors to the eighteenth generation!
  4. Mandarin
    外祖父
    外祖父
    wài zǔ fù
    • maternal grandfather
  5. Mandarin
    天后宫位于澎湖县马公市正义街上,俗称“天妃宫”、“妈祖宫”,在明代称为“娘宫”、“妈娘宫”、“娘妈宫”“妈宫”等
    天后宮位於澎湖縣馬公市正義街上,俗稱“天妃宮”、“媽祖宮”,在明代稱為“娘宮”、“媽娘宮”、“娘媽宮”“媽宮”等
    tiān hòu gōng wèi yú péng hú xiàn mǎ gōng shì zhèng yì jiē shàng , sú chēng “ tiān fēi gōng ” , “ mā zǔ gōng ” , zài míng dài chēng wéi “ niáng gōng ” , “ mā niáng gōng ” , “ niáng mā gōng ” “ mā gōng ” děng
    • The Tianhou Temple located on Zhengyi Street, Magong City, Penghu County, commonly known as the “Tianfei Temple” or the “Mazu Temple”, known as “Niang Temple”, “Maninang Temple”, “Niangma Temple”, etc. during the Ming dynasty