高祖

Chinese

		high; tall	ancestor; forefather; grandparents
simp. and trad. (高祖)		高	祖

Emperor Gaozu of Han

Emperor Gaozu of Tang

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gāozǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄗㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ zou²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ko-chó͘ / ko͘-chó͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gāozǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄗㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gaozǔ
    • Wade–Giles: kao¹-tsu³
    • Yale: gāu-dzǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gautzuu
    • Palladius: гаоцзу (gaoczu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ zou²
    • Yale: gōu jóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ dzou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ zou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ t͡sou̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-chó͘
    • Tâi-lô: ko-tsóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koizor
    • IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-chó͘
    • Tâi-lô: koo-tsóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kozor
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 高祖

1. great-great-grandfather (paternal grandfather's paternal grandfather)
2. primogenitor
3. remote ancestor

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 高祖

1. A temple name given to the first emperor of some of the Chinese dynasties, or to ancestor of the first emperor
   1. Emperor Gaozu of Han (256 BCE or 247 BCE – June 1, 195 BCE)
   2. Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566 – June 25, 635)

Synonyms

• 高皇 (Gāo Huáng)

(deprecated template usage)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
高	祖

Proper noun

高祖

1. chữ Hán form of Cao Tổ (“a temple name used for Chinese emperors or Vietnamese emperors”).