老祖宗
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
ancestors; forebears; forefathers | ||
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trad. (老祖宗) | 老 | 祖宗 | |
simp. #(老祖宗) | 老 | 祖宗 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄗㄨˇ ˙ㄗㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎozǔzo̊ng
- Wade–Giles: lao3-tsu3-tsung5
- Yale: lǎu-dzǔ-dzung
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laotzuu.tzong
- Palladius: лаоцзуцзун (laoczuczun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡su²¹⁴ d͡z̥ʊŋ⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄗㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎozǔzong
- Wade–Giles: lao3-tsu3-tsung1
- Yale: lǎu-dzǔ-dzūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laotzuutzong
- Palladius: лаоцзуцзун (laoczuczun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)+
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 老祖宗
- ancestors; forebears; forefathers
- (honorific, chiefly obsolete) person who is the eldest and highest in the hierarchy of the family
Synonyms
- (ancestors):