Chinese Word Entry

祖輩

Simplified Chinese form: 祖辈

Mandarin (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨˇ ㄅㄟˋ
Mandarin (Pinyin): zǔ bèi
Cantonese (Jyutping): zou2 bui3
Definitions:
  1. ancestors

  2. forefathers

  3. ancestry


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Chinese characters used in this word

ancestor, pioneer, founder, forefather, grandfather
Readings
Mandarin: ㄗㄨˇ (zǔ), ㄐㄧㄝ (jiē)
Cantonese: zou2
Japanese: ソ (so) / じじ (jiji)、 はじめ (hajime)
Korean: 조 (jo)
Vietnamese: tổ
Variants
Simplified Japanese form:

comrade, fellow, people, companions, generation, lifetime, class
Readings
Mandarin: ㄅㄟˋ (bèi)
Cantonese: bui3
Japanese: ハイ (hai) / -ばら (-bara)、 やから (yakara)、 やかい (yakai)、 ともがら (tomogara)
Korean: 배 (bae)
Vietnamese: bối
Variants
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