xiān zǔ
deceased grandfather
ancestry
zǔ jí
ancestral hometown
original domicile (and civil registration)
shǐ zǔ
primogenitor
founder of a school or trade
zǔ fù
father's father
paternal grandfather
Mā zǔ
Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia
zǔ mǔ
father's mother
paternal grandmother
zǔ
ancestor
forefather
grandparents
bí zǔ
the earliest ancestor
originator (of a tradition, school of thought etc)
zǔ bèi
ancestors
forefathers
ancestry
zǔ chuán
passed on from ancestors
handed down from generation to generation
jì zǔ
to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
Róng Zǔ ér
Joey Yung (1980-), Hong Kong pop singer and actress
tài zǔ
Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
Mǎ zǔ
Matsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan
Míng Chéng zǔ
Ming Chengzu, Temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 le4]
zēng zǔ fù
father's father's father
paternal great-grandfather
zǔ zǔ bèi bèi
for generations
from generation to generation
wài zǔ fù
maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)
Míng Tài zǔ
Ming Taizu, Temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3]
Hàn Gāo zǔ
posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC
Sòng Tài zǔ
Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960
wài zǔ mǔ
mother's mother
maternal grandmother
zǔ jū
former residence
one's original home
zēng zǔ mǔ
father's father's mother
paternal great-grandmother
guāng zōng yào zǔ
to bring honor to one's ancestors
Tāng xiǎn zǔ
Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), Ming poet and dramatist, author of Peony pavilion 牡丹亭
zēng zǔ
great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather)
Hàn Gāo zǔ Liú Bāng
Liu Bang (256 or 247-195 BC), first Han emperor, reigned 207-195 BC
shèng zǔ
divine ancester
patron saint
Zhèng zǔ
Jeonjo (1752-1800), 22nd king of Korean Joseon dynasty
Yuán Shì zǔ
lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
Táng Gāo zǔ
Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊[Li3 Yuan1] (566-635), reigned 618-626
Zǔ chōng zhī
Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician
Zǔ mǎ
Zuma (name)
Jacob Zuma (1942-), South African ANC politician, vice-president 1999-2005, president from 2009
kāi shān zǔ shī
founding master of a monastery
founder
originator
Qīng Tài zǔ
posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤 (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金 (from 1616)
Yuán tài zǔ
posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Chéng jí sī hàn] (1162-1227)
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