馬祖

馬祖

See also: 马祖

Chinese

		horse; surname	ancestor; forefather; grandparents
trad. (馬祖)		馬	祖
simp. (马祖)		马	祖

馬祖

Etymology

After 媽祖.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Mǎzǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄚˇ ㄗㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maa⁵ zou²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Mâ-chú
• Min Dong (BUC): Mā-cū
• Min Nan (POJ): Má-chó͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Mǎzǔ [Phonetic: mázǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˇ ㄗㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Mǎzǔ
    • Wade–Giles: Ma³-tsu³
    • Yale: Mǎ-dzǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Maatzuu
    • Palladius: Мацзу (Maczu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: maa⁵ zou²
    • Yale: máh jóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maa⁵ dzou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ma⁵ zou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maː¹³ t͡sou̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mâ-chú
    • Hakka Romanization System: ma´ zu`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ma¹ zu³
    • Sinological IPA: /ma²⁴ t͡su³¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Mā-cū
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ma³³⁻³⁵ ^(t͡s-)ʒu³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Má-chó͘
    • Tâi-lô: Má-tsóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mafzor
    • IPA (Xiamen): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /mã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /mã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔ⁴¹/

Proper noun

馬祖

1. (～列島) Matsu Islands (synonymous with Lienchiang County, Taiwan (ROC))
2. (～海峽) Matsu Strait (between Beigan and Nangan in Lienchiang County, Taiwan (ROC))
3. (～鄉) Matsu (hypothetical township of Lianjiang, Fuzhou, Fujian as claimed by China (PRC); includes most of Lienchiang County, Taiwan (ROC))

Derived terms

馬祖列島／马祖列岛 (Mǎzǔ Lièdǎo)

Descendants

• → English: Matsu, Ma-tsu, Matsoo, Mazu

See also

• 連江／连江 (Liánjiāng)