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Jyutping zou2 zung1
Pinyin zǔ zong

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    ancestors; forebears; forefathers
    (syn.) 先人, 公婆, 皇考, 老祖宗, 先祖, 公媽, 上辈, 先古, 公妈, 上辈子, 早匀, 父祖, 早勻, 先君, 上輩子, 老輩, 老辈, 祖上, 先辈, 祖先, 先代, 上輩, 先輩

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Jyutping zou2 zung1
Pinyin zǔ zōng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. ancestor
  2. forebear
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    死​咗​嘅​先​輩​親​戚​;​祖先​(​量​詞​:​個​)
    ancestry; forefathers
    • 祖宗十八代都住喺廣東。
      祖宗十八代都住喺广东。
      zou2 zung1 sap6 baat3 doi6 dou1 zyu6 hai2 gwong1 dung1.
      My ancestors have lived in Kwangtung(Guangdong) for many generations. (literally: 18 generations)
  2. 名詞
    借指​源流​、​總部
    figuratively: origin, headquarters, original shop/store
    • 祖宗店不勝加租壓力,即將結業。
      祖宗店不胜加租压力,即将结业。
      zou2 zung1 dim3 bat1 sing1 gaa1 zou1 aat3 lik6, zik1 zoeng1 git3 jip6.
      The original shop cannot afford the increasing rents and will be closed soon.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    ancestors; forebears; forefathers
    (syn.) 先人, 公婆, 皇考, 老祖宗, 先祖, 公媽, 上辈, 先古, 公妈, 上辈子, 早匀, 父祖, 早勻, 先君, 上輩子, 老輩, 老辈, 祖上, 先辈, 祖先, 先代, 上輩, 先輩
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #5613
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    祖宗十八代都住喺广东。
    祖宗十八代都住喺廣東。
    zou2 zung1 sap6 baat3 doi6 dou1 zyu6 hai2 gwong1 dung1.
    • My ancestors have lived in Kwangtung(Guangdong) for many generations. (literally: 18 generations)
  2. Cantonese
    祖宗店不胜加租压力,即将结业。
    祖宗店不勝加租壓力,即將結業。
    zou2 zung1 dim3 bat1 sing1 gaa1 zou1 aat3 lik6, zik1 zoeng1 git3 jip6.
    • The original shop cannot afford the increasing rents and will be closed soon.
  3. Cantonese
    祖宗
    祖宗
    zou2 zung1
    • ancestor
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. 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!
  2. Mandarin
    客家人向来有“宁卖祖宗田,不卖祖宗言”、“宁卖身,不卖言”的尊重传统、恪守古训的观念,海外的客家人亦如此。
    客家人向來有“寧賣祖宗田,不賣祖宗言”、“寧賣身,不賣言”的尊重傳統、恪守古訓的觀念,海外的客家人亦如此。
    kè jiā rén xiàng lái yǒu “ nìng mài zǔ zōng tián , bù mài zǔ zōng yán ” , “ nìng mài shēn , bù mài yán ” de zūn zhòng chuán tǒng , kè shǒu gǔ xùn de guān niàn , hǎi wài de kè jiā rén yì rú cǐ .
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