世祖

世祖

Chinese

		life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime	ancestor; forefather; grandparents
simp. and trad. (世祖)		世	祖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shìzǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄗㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sai³ zou²
• Min Nan (POJ): sè-chó͘ / sì-chó͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shìzǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄗㄨˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhtzuu
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: sai³ zou²
    • Yale: sai jóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ dzou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sei³ zou²
    • IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ t͡sou̯³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sè-chó͘
    • Tâi-lô: sè-tsóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: seazor
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /se²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sɔ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /se²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /se¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /se⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sì-chó͘
    • Tâi-lô: sì-tsóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siezor
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔ⁵³/

Noun

世祖

1. (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) certain generation of one's ancestor. For example, second generation of one's ancestor is called "二世祖".
2. (literary) ancestor

Synonyms

• (ancestor): 祖先 (zǔxiān)

Proper noun

世祖

1. A temple name used for Chinese emperors, Vietnamese rulers, or Korean monarchs.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (世祖):

• → Korean: 세조 (世祖, sejo)
• → Vietnamese: Thế Tổ (世祖)

Others:

• → Manchu: ᡧᡳᡯᡠ (šidzu)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
世	祖

Proper noun

世祖 • (Sejo) (hangeul 세조)

1. Hanja form^? of 세조 (“a temple name used for Chinese emperors, Vietnamese emperors, or Korean monarchs”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
世	祖

Proper noun

世祖

1. Hán tự form of Thế Tổ (“a temple name used for Chinese emperors, Vietnamese rulers, or Korean monarchs”).