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媽祖
ㄇㄚ ㄗㄨˇ
“Matsu, a sea goddess widely worshipped in southeastern China and Southeast Asia; affectionately called "Heavenly Holy Mother" in folk religion.”
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- 媽媽ㄇㄚ ˙ㄇㄚmother; mom; mama; a respectful term for an older woman; a term for a wife or a madam in historical contexts.
- 祖先ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢancestors; forebears; (biology) ancestral species; ancient species from which present-day species evolved.
- 祖母ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇfather's mother; paternal grandmother; in modern usage also mother's mother (maternal grandmother).
- 祖父ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋfather's father; paternal grandfather; (also, esp. in Taiwan) maternal grandfather
- 祖國ㄗㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊmotherland; native country; one's homeland or ancestral nation.
- 祖宗ㄗㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄥancestor; forebear; one's forefathers or lineage founders; broadly, a respected elder or senior figure.
- 外祖父ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋmaternal grandfather; one's mother's father.
- 外祖母ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇmaternal grandmother; mother's mother
- 舅媽ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄚwife of one's maternal uncle; aunt (by marriage on mother's side).