"祭祖" meaning in Chinese

See 祭祖 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sou̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡su²¹³/ [Gan, Nanchang, Sinological-IPA], /t͡si³³ t͡su²¹/ [Jian'ou, Min-Bei, Sinological-IPA], /t͡si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sou⁵²⁻²¹/ [Min-Nan, Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /t͡ɕi³³ t͡su⁴⁴/ [Northern, Shanghai, Sinological-IPA, Wu], /t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sou̯³⁵/, /t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡su²¹³/, /t͡si³³ t͡su²¹/, /t͡si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sou⁵²⁻²¹/, /t͡ɕi³³ t͡su⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: jìzǔ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄐㄧˋ ㄗㄨˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zai³ zou² [Cantonese, Jyutping], ji⁴ zu³ [Gan, Wiktionary-specific], ci̿-cǔ [Kienning-Colloquial-Romanized, Min-Bei], zi³ zou², ⁵ci-tsu, jìzǔ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄐㄧˋ ㄗㄨˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], jìzǔ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], chi⁴-tsu³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], jì-dzǔ [Mandarin, Yale, standard], jihtzuu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], цзицзу [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], cziczu [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], jai jóu [Cantonese, Yale], dzai³ dzou² [Cantonese, Pinyin], zei³ zou² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], ji⁴ zu³ [Gan, Nanchang, Wiktionary-specific], ci̿-cǔ [Jian'ou, Kienning-Colloquial-Romanized, Min-Bei], zi³ zou² [Min-Nan, Peng'im, Teochew], tsì tsóu [Min-Nan, POJ, Teochew], ⁵ci-tsu [Northern, Wu], ci^去 tsu [Northern, Wu], ²ji-tsu [Northern, Shanghai, Wiktionary-specific, Wu]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 祭祖
  1. to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors; to participate in ancestral sacrifices
    Sense id: en-祭祖-zh-verb-OFgaAzpg
  2. to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors; to participate in ancestral sacrifices
    (anthropology, religion) to participate in ancestor worship
    Sense id: en-祭祖-zh-verb-uiPC9TWm Categories (other): Anthropology, Religion, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, lifestyle, religion, sciences
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      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧˋ ㄗㄨˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "zai³ zou²"
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      "zh-pron": "ji⁴ zu³"
    },
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        "Kienning-Colloquial-Romanized",
        "Min-Bei"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ci̿-cǔ"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "zi³ zou²"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "⁵ci-tsu"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "jìzǔ"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄐㄧˋ ㄗㄨˇ"
    },
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "jìzǔ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "chi⁴-tsu³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jì-dzǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "jihtzuu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзицзу"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cziczu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jai jóu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzai³ dzou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zei³ zou²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sou̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gan",
        "Nanchang",
        "Wiktionary-specific"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji⁴ zu³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡su²¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Gan",
        "Nanchang",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Jian'ou",
        "Kienning-Colloquial-Romanized",
        "Min-Bei"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ci̿-cǔ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si³³ t͡su²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Jian'ou",
        "Min-Bei",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zi³ zou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsì tsóu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sou⁵²⁻²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Min-Nan",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁵ci-tsu"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "ci^去 tsu"
    },
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        "Wiktionary-specific",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "²ji-tsu"
    },
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sou̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡su²¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si³³ t͡su²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡si²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sou⁵²⁻²¹/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕi³³ t͡su⁴⁴/"
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        "Sinological-IPA",
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        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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        "Teochew"
      ],
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        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
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    },
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    },
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Download raw JSONL data for 祭祖 meaning in Chinese (3.8kB)

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