祭祖

Chinese

		offer sacrifice; hold memorial service	ancestor; forefather; grandparents
simp. and trad. (祭祖)		祭	祖

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìzǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄗㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zai³ zou²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jìzǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄗㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihtzuu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zai³ zou²
  - Yale: jai jóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzai³ dzou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: zei³ zou²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐi̯³³ t͡sou̯³⁵/

Verb

祭祖

to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors; to participate in ancestral sacrifices
1. (anthropology, religion) to participate in ancestor worship

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