WordTaiwan frequency #20,315
媽祖廟
ㄇㄚ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ
“temple dedicated to Mazu, the sea goddess widely worshipped in Taiwan's coastal and fishing communities”
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媽
ㄇㄚ
Mother; mom; mama; term of address for mother or elder women in mother's generation; also used for older women or female servants or generally older women.
祖
ㄗㄨˇ
Ancestor; forefather; grandparent; a temple for worshipping ancestors; founder; surname.
廟
ㄇㄧㄠˋ
Temple or shrine for worship of deities or ancestors; imperial hall or court; a temple fair.
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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.
- 媽祖ㄇㄚ ㄗㄨˇMatsu, a sea goddess widely worshipped in southeastern China and Southeast Asia; affectionately called "Heavenly Holy Mother" in folk religion.
- 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
- 廟宇ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄩˇtemple; a building for religious worship, especially in Chinese folk religion or Buddhism.
- 寺廟ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄠˋBuddhist temple; broadly, any temple or shrine housing religious statues and used for worship.
- 媽咪ㄇㄚ ㄇㄧmommy; a child's affectionate term for mother; from English 'mammy'.
- 廟方ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄤtemple authorities; the management or administration of a temple; temple side (in temple-related matters).
- 馬祖ㄇㄚˇ ㄗㄨˇMatsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan; a sea deity in Chinese folklore; a Tang dynasty Buddhist monk (Mazu Daoyi); a star name in ancient astronomy.
- 祖國ㄗㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊmotherland; native country; one's homeland or ancestral nation.
- 老媽ㄌㄠˇ ㄇㄚone's mother; an old woman; a female servant; a madam of a brothel