Mazu

See also: mazu, mažu, Māzǔ, and mažų

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Mandarin 媽祖／妈祖 (Māzǔ).

Proper noun

Mazu

1. A Chinese sea goddess, the deified form of Lin Moniang, a medieval Fujianese girl who became revered as a sea goddess and, since the Qing dynasty, especially in Taiwan, more generally as the primary goddess of Heaven.

Translations

goddess

• Burmese: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 天后 (tin¹ hau⁶), 媽祖／妈祖, 妈祖 (maa¹ zou²)

  Hakka: 媽祖婆／妈祖婆, 妈祖婆 (Mâ-chú-phò), 媽仔婆／妈仔婆, 妈仔婆 (Mâ-é-phò), 媽祖姑婆／妈祖姑婆, 妈祖姑婆 (Mâ-chú-kû-phò), 媽祖／妈祖, 妈祖 (Mâ-chú)

  Mandarin: 媽祖／妈祖 (zh) (Māzǔ), 妈祖 (zh) (Māzǔ)

  Min Dong: 媽祖／妈祖 (Mā-cū), 妈祖 (Mā-cū)

  Min Nan: 媽祖／妈祖 (zh-min-nan), 妈祖 (Má-chó͘)

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: 媽祖 (まそ, Maso)
• Korean: 마조 (Majo)
• Russian: Мацзу (Maczu)
• Thai: ม่าจ้อโป๋
• Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: Ma Tổ

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mandarin 馬祖／马祖 (Mǎzǔ).

Proper noun

Mazu

1. Alternative form of Matsu (archipelago).
2. The township claimed by the People's Republic of China to be administered by Lianjiang County but controlled de facto by the Republic of China.