祖父
ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ
“father's father; paternal grandfather; (also, esp. in Taiwan) maternal grandfather”
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- 父親ㄈㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄣfather; a male parent; one's dad.
- 父母ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇfather and mother; parents
- 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.
- 師父ㄕ ㄈㄨˋmaster; teacher; a respectful term for monks, nuns, or Taoist priests
- 父子ㄈㄨˋ ㄗˇfather and son; (archaic) uncle and nephew.
- 父母親ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇ ㄑㄧㄣparents; father and mother; one's mother and father
- 神父ㄕㄣˊ ㄈㄨˋCatholic or Orthodox priest; (historical) respectful term for a wise official or superior.
- 祖母ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇfather's mother; paternal grandmother; in modern usage also mother's mother (maternal grandmother).
- 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.
- 伯父ㄅㄛˊ ㄈㄨˋfather's elder brother; uncle (father's side); term of respect for an older man; in ancient times, a title used by the emperor for same-surname nobles