祖宗三代

Chinese

		ancestors; forebears; forefathers	three	substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
trad. (祖宗三代)		祖宗	三	代
simp. #(祖宗三代)		祖宗	三	代

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǔzōng sān dài

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zǔzōng sān dài
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄥ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǔzong san dài
    • Wade–Giles: tsu³-tsung¹ san¹ tai⁴
    • Yale: dzǔ-dzūng sān dài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuutzong san day
    • Palladius: цзуцзун сань дай (czuczun sanʹ daj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

Noun

祖宗三代

1. (in general) ancestors

Synonyms

• 祖宗八代