顯祖

Chinese

		prominent; conspicuous; to show	ancestor; forefather; grandparents
trad. (顯祖)		顯	祖
simp. (显祖)		显	祖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎnzǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hin² zou²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎnzǔ [Phonetic: xiánzǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄗㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎnzǔ
    • Wade–Giles: hsien³-tsu³
    • Yale: syǎn-dzǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheantzuu
    • Palladius: сяньцзу (sjanʹczu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hin² zou²
    • Yale: hín jóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hin² dzou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hin² zou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːn³⁵ t͡sou̯³⁵/

Noun

顯祖

1. ancestors; one's forebears