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安祖花 安祖花 [an1 zu3 hua1] /flamingo lily (Anthurium andraeanum)/ 3717 1
巴祖卡 巴祖卡 [ba1 zu3 ka3] /bazooka (loanword)/ 4698 1
保衛祖國 保卫祖国 [bao3 wei4 zu3 guo2] /to defend one's country/ 6546 1
杯酒釋兵權 杯酒释兵权 [bei1 jiu3 shi4 bing1 quan2] /to dismiss military hierarchy using wine cups/cf Song founding Emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 holds a banquet in 961 and persuades his senior army commanders to go home to their provinces/ 6939 1
鼻祖 鼻祖 [bi2 zu3] /the earliest ancestor/originator (of a tradition, school of thought etc)/ 6918 1
伯叔祖父 伯叔祖父 [bo2 shu1 zu3 fu4] /father's father's brother/great uncle/ 6059 1
伯叔祖母 伯叔祖母 [bo2 shu1 zu3 mu3] /father's father's brother's wife/great aunt/ 6059 1
大明曆 大明历 [Da4 ming2 li4] /the 5th century Chinese calendar established by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之|祖冲之/ 5765 1
二世祖 二世祖 [[er4shi4zu3]] /profligate child of a wealthy family/ 134 2
返祖 返祖 [[fan3zu3]] /(biology) to exhibit atavism; to revert to ancestral traits/ 172 2
返祖現象 返祖现象 [[fan3zu3 xian4xiang4]] /(biology) atavism/ 179 2
豐沛 丰沛 [feng1 pei4] /copious/plentiful (of water)/surging (of waves)/refers to home village of first Han emperor 漢高祖|汉高祖[Han4 Gao1 zu3]/fig. majestic/ 6091 1
佛祖 佛祖 [Fo2 zu3] /Buddha/founder of a buddhist sect/ 5637 1
高祖父 高祖父 [gao1 zu3 fu4] /great-great-grandfather/ 6849 1
高祖母 高祖母 [gao1 zu3 mu3] /great-great-grandmother/ 6849 1
光宗耀祖 光宗耀祖 [guang1 zong1 yao4 zu3] /to bring honor to one's ancestors/ 6632 1
漢高祖 汉高祖 [Han4 Gao1 zu3] /posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC/ 6852 1
洪武 洪武 [Hong2 wu3] /Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti, reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1] (1328-1398), reigned 1386-1398, temple name 明太祖[Ming2 Tai4 zu3]/ 1939 1
積祖 积祖 [ji1 zu3] /many generations of ancestors/ 6637 1
祭祖 祭祖 [ji4 zu3] /to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors/ 5518 1
家祖 家祖 [jia1 zu3] /(polite) my paternal grandfather/ 5224 1
開山鼻祖 开山鼻祖 [kai1 shan1 bi2 zu3] /founder/ 6275 1
開山祖師 开山祖师 [kai1 shan1 zu3 shi1] /founding master of a monastery/founder/originator/ 6534 1
康熙 康熙 [[Kang1xi1]] /Kangxi, reign title (1662–1722) of the Kangxi Emperor 聖祖|圣祖[Sheng4zu3]/the Kangxi Emperor (Qing dynasty)/ 194 2
李建成 李建成 [Li3 Jian4 cheng2] /Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李淵|唐高祖李渊, murdered by his brother 李世民 in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武門之變|玄武门之变/Professor Li Jiancheng (1964-), geophysicist and specialist in satellite geodesy/ 2164 1
李淵 李渊 [Li3 Yuan1] /Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖[Tang2 Gao1 zu3] (566-635), reigned 618-626/ 6025 1
連江縣 连江县 [[Lian2jiang1 Xian4]] /Lianjiang, a county in Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2zhou1 Shi4], Fujian/Lienchiang County, the official name of the Matsu Islands 馬祖列島|马祖列岛[Ma3zu3 Lie4dao3], a county of the ROC (based in Taiwan)/ 893 2
劉邦 刘邦 [Liu2 Bang1] /Liu Bang (256 or 247-195 BC), bandit leader who became first Han emperor Han Gaozu 漢高祖|汉高祖 (reigned 202-195 BC)/ 6889 1
媽祖 妈祖 [Ma1 zu3] /Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia/ 6108 1
馬祖 马祖 [Ma3 zu3] /Matsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan/ 5990 1
馬祖列島 马祖列岛 [Ma3 zu3 Lie4 dao3] /Matsu Islands/ 5066 1
明成祖 明成祖 [Ming2 Cheng2 zu3] /Ming Chengzu, temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 le4]/ 1939 1
明太祖 明太祖 [Ming2 Tai4 zu3] /Ming Taizu, temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3]/ 1939 1
牡丹亭 牡丹亭 [Mu3 dan5 Ting2] /The Peony Pavilion (1598), play by Tang Xianzu 湯顯祖|汤显祖[Tang1 Xian3 zu3]/ 5119 1
彭祖 彭祖 [Peng2 Zu3] /Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years)/ 5729 1
清太祖 清太祖 [Qing1 Tai4 zu3] /posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4] (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] (from 1616)/ 1950 1
容祖兒 容祖儿 [Rong2 Zu3 er2] /Joey Yung (1980-), Hong Kong pop singer and actress/ 6365 1
榮宗耀祖 荣宗耀祖 [[rong2zong1-yao4zu3]] /see 光宗耀祖[guang1zong1-yao4zu3]/ 57 2
沙祖康 沙祖康 [Sha1 Zu3 kang1] /Sha Zukang (1947-), Chinese diplomat/ 4482 1
神祖 神祖 [shen2 zu3] /Godhead/ 7100 1
聖祖 圣祖 [sheng4 zu3] /divine ancester/patron saint/ 6024 1
聖祖 圣祖 [Sheng4 zu3] /Shengzu, temple name of the second Qing emperor, known as the Kangxi Emperor (1654-1722)/cf. 康熙[Kang1 xi1]/ 3784 1
師祖 师祖 [[shi1zu3]] /teacher of one's teacher (esp. in a lineage)/ 102 2
始祖 始祖 [shi3 zu3] /primogenitor/founder of a school or trade/ 6917 1
始祖鳥 始祖鸟 [[shi3zu3niao3]] /archaeopteryx/ 244 2
叔祖 叔祖 [shu1 zu3] /grandfather's younger brother/ 6722 1
叔祖母 叔祖母 [shu1 zu3 mu3] /wife of paternal grandfather's younger brother/ 6722 1
數典忘祖 数典忘祖 [shu3 dian3 wang4 zu3] /to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots/ 6331 1
宋太祖 宋太祖 [Song4 Tai4 zu3] /Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960/ 6941 1
宋祖英 宋祖英 [Song4 Zu3 ying1] /Song Zuying (1966-), Chinese folk music singer/ 4672 1
太祖 太祖 [tai4 zu3] /Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)/ 7100 1
湯顯祖 汤显祖 [Tang1 Xian3 zu3] /Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), Ming poet and dramatist, author of The Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭[Mu3 dan5 Ting2]/ 4956 1
唐高祖 唐高祖 [Tang2 Gao1 zu3] /Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊[Li3 Yuan1] (566-635), reigned 618-626/ 6025 1
天后 天后 [Tian1 hou4] /Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Ma1 zu3]/Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name)/ 5784 1
外祖父 外祖父 [wai4 zu3 fu4] /maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)/ 6883 1
外祖母 外祖母 [wai4 zu3 mu3] /mother's mother/maternal grandmother/ 6872 1
王祖賢 王祖贤 [Wang2 Zu3 xian2] /Joey Wong (1967-), Taiwanese actress/ 4941 1
嗡嗡祖拉 嗡嗡祖拉 [weng1 weng1 zu3 la1] /vuvuzela (horn blown by sports fans)/ 5893 1
嗚嗚祖拉 呜呜祖拉 [wu1 wu1 zu3 la1] /vuvuzela (horn) (loanword)/ 2985 1
五祖拳 五祖拳 [wu3 zu3 quan2] /Wuzuquan - "Five Ancestors" - Martial Art/ 6896 1
先祖 先祖 [xian1 zu3] /(literary) my deceased grandfather/(literary) ancestors/ 989 1
顯祖 显祖 [xian3 zu3] /ancestors (old)/ 5783 1
小祖宗 小祖宗 [xiao3 zu3 zong1] /brat/little devil/ 5146 1
永樂 永乐 [Yong3 le4] /Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣[Zhu1 Di4] (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, temple name 明成祖[Ming2 Cheng2 zu3]/ 1939 1
元曲四大家 元曲四大家 [Yuan2 qu3 Si4 Da4 jia1] /Four Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guan1 Han4 qing1], Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖[Zheng4 Guang1 zu3], Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远[Ma3 Zhi4 yuan3] and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴[Bai2 Pu3]/ 3440 1
元世祖 元世祖 [Yuan2 Shi4 zu3] /lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294/ 5552 1
元太祖 元太祖 [Yuan2 Tai4 zu3] /posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗[Cheng2 ji2 si1 han2] (1162-1227)/ 5470 1
遠祖 远祖 [yuan3 zu3] /a remote ancestor/ 6964 1
雜劇四大家 杂剧四大家 [Za2 ju4 Si4 Da4 jia1] /Four Great Yuan Dramatists, namely: Guan Hanqing 關漢卿|关汉卿[Guan1 Han4 qing1], Zheng Guangzu 鄭光祖|郑光祖[Zheng4 Guang1 zu3], Ma Zhiyuan 馬致遠|马致远[Ma3 Zhi4 yuan3] and Bai Pu 白樸|白朴[Bai2 Pu3]/ 3440 1
曾外祖父 曾外祖父 [zeng1 wai4 zu3 fu4] /great-grandfather (mother's grandfather)/ 5699 1
曾外祖母 曾外祖母 [zeng1 wai4 zu3 mu3] /great-grandmother (mother's grandmother)/ 5699 1
曾祖父母 曾祖父母 [zeng1 zu3 fu4 mu3] /great-grandparents/ 2196 1
曾祖 曾祖 [[zeng1zu3]] /father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather/ 3 2
曾祖父 曾祖父 [[zeng1zu3fu4]] /father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather/ 3 2
曾祖母 曾祖母 [[zeng1zu3mu3]] /father's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother/ 3 2
趙匡胤 赵匡胤 [Zhao4 Kuang1 yin4] /Zhao Kuangyin, personal name of founding Song emperor Song Taizu 宋太祖 (927-976)/ 6931 1
鄭光祖 郑光祖 [Zheng4 Guang1 zu3] /Zheng Guangzu, Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家/ 6677 1
正祖 正祖 [Zheng4 zu3] /Jeonjo (1752-1800), 22nd king of Korean Joseon dynasty/ 6059 1
直系祖先 直系祖先 [zhi2 xi4 zu3 xian1] /direct ancestor/ 6541 1
指南車 指南车 [zhi3 nan2 che1] /a mechanical compass invented by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之|祖冲之/ 5765 1
朱溫 朱温 [Zhu1 Wen1] /Zhu Wen (852-912), military governor 節度使|节度使[jie2 du4 shi3] at the end of Tang, founder of Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923), also known as Emperor Taizu of Later Liang 後梁太祖|后梁太祖[Hou4 Liang2 Tai4 zu3]/ 2513 1
[zu3] /ancestor/forefather/grandparents/ 6051 1
[[Zu3]] /surname Zu/ 928 2
祖輩 祖辈 [zu3 bei4] /ancestors/forefathers/ancestry/ 6137 1
祖沖之 祖冲之 [Zu3 chong1 zhi1] /Zu Chongzhi (429-500), astronomer and mathematician/ 6588 1
祖傳 祖传 [zu3 chuan2] /passed on from ancestors/handed down from generation to generation/ 6570 1
祖墳 祖坟 [zu3 fen2] /ancestral tomb/ 6398 1
祖父 祖父 [zu3 fu4] /father's father/paternal grandfather/ 7100 1
祖父輩 祖父辈 [zu3 fu4 bei4] /people of one's grandparents' generation/ 6135 1
祖父母 祖父母 [zu3 fu4 mu3] /paternal grandparents/ 6904 1
祖姑母 祖姑母 [zu3 gu1 mu3] /father's father's sister/great aunt/ 6059 1
祖國 祖国 [zu3 guo2] /motherland/ 3891 1
祖國和平統一委員會 祖国和平统一委员会 [Zu3 guo2 He2 ping2 Tong3 yi1 Wei3 yuan2 hui4] /Committee for Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland (North Korean)/ 4476 1
祖籍 祖籍 [zu3 ji2] /ancestral hometown/original domicile (and civil registration)/ 6919 1
祖居 祖居 [zu3 ju1] /former residence/one's original home/ 6889 1
祖魯 祖鲁 [Zu3 lu3] /Zulu/ 7032 1
祖魯人 祖鲁人 [Zu3 lu3 ren2] /Zulu people/ 7032 1
祖馬 祖马 [Zu3 ma3] /Zuma (name)/Jacob Zuma (1942-), South African ANC politician, vice-president 1999-2005, president 2009-2018/ 2170 1
祖母綠 祖母绿 [zu3 mu3 lü4] /emerald/ 6869 1
祖鳥 祖鸟 [zu3 niao3] /dinosaur ancestor of birds/ 6991 1
祖鳥類 祖鸟类 [zu3 niao3 lei4] /dinosaur ancestors of birds/ 6869 1
祖師 祖师 [zu3 shi1] /founder (of a craft, religious sect etc)/ 1944 1
祖師爺 祖师爷 [zu3 shi1 ye2] /founder (of a craft, religious sect etc)/ 1944 1
祖屋 祖屋 [zu3 wu1] /ancestral house/ 1298 1
祖系 祖系 [zu3 xi4] /ancestry/lineage/pedigree/also written 祖係|祖系/ 6390 1
祖先 祖先 [zu3 xian1] /ancestors; forebears/(biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved/ 1056 1
祖塋 祖茔 [zu3 ying2] /ancestral tomb/ 2171 1
祖語 祖语 [zu3 yu3] /proto-language/parent language (linguistics)/ 5552 1
祖宗 祖宗 [zu3 zong1] /ancestor/forebear/ 6791 1
祖祖輩輩 祖祖辈辈 [zu3 zu3 bei4 bei4] /for generations/from generation to generation/ 6137 1
祖祠 祖祠 [[zu3ci2]] /shrine dedicated to one's ancestors/ 848 2
祖母 祖母 [[zu3mu3]] /father's mother; paternal grandmother/ 437 2
祖上 祖上 [[zu3shang4]] /ancestors; forebears/ 132 2
祖訓 祖训 [[zu3xun4]] /ancestral precepts/ 164 2
祖宅 祖宅 [[zu3zhai2]] /ancestral house/ 637 2

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