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祭祖
ㄐㄧˋ ㄗㄨˇ
“to worship ancestors; to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors”
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- 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.
- 祭出ㄐㄧˋ ㄔㄨto brandish (a figurative weapon, i.e. some measure intended to deal with the situation); to resort to (some tactic)
- 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
- 祭祀ㄐㄧˋ ㄙˋto offer sacrifices to gods or ancestors; a general term for sacrificial rites honoring deities or forebears.
- 祭典ㄐㄧˋ ㄉㄧㄢˇsacrificial ceremony; religious festival; ancient texts recording ritual practices.
- 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.
- 祭拜ㄐㄧˋ ㄅㄞˋto worship or pay respects to ancestors; to offer sacrifices to ancestors; to hold memorial rites
- 祖父母ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇgrandparents; one's father's parents; paternal grandparents; the parents of one's father or mother.
- 祖宗ㄗㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄥancestor; forebear; one's forefathers or lineage founders; broadly, a respected elder or senior figure.