高祖

Chinese

		high; tall	ancestor; forefather; grandparents
simp. and trad. (高祖)		高	祖

Emperor Gaozu of Han

Emperor Gaozu of Tang

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gāozǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄠㄗㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ zou²
Min Nan (POJ): ko-chó͘ / ko͘-chó͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: gāozǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄠㄗㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gautzuu
  - IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gou¹ zou²
  - Yale: gōu jóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ dzou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ zou²
  - IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ t͡sou̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-chó͘
  - Tâi-lô: ko-tsóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koizor
  - IPA (Taipei): /ko⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-chó͘
  - Tâi-lô: koo-tsóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kozor
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴/

Noun

高祖

Proper noun

高祖

A temple name given to the first emperor of some of the Chinese dynasties, or to ancestor of the first emperor
1. Emperor Gaozu of Han (256 BCE or 247 BCE – June 1, 195 BCE)
2. Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566 – June 25, 635)

Synonyms

高皇 (Gāo Huáng)

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
高	祖

Proper noun

高祖

Hán tự form of Cao Tổ (“a temple name used for Chinese emperors or Vietnamese emperors”).

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