祖祠 zǔ cí ㄗㄨˇ ㄘˊ zou2 ci4
- shrine dedicated to one's ancestors
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祖
- 祖传 祖傳 zǔ chuán ㄗㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ zou2 cyun4 passed on from ancestors
- 祖先 zǔ xiān ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ zou2 sin1 ancestors; forebears
- 祖国 祖國 zǔ guó ㄗㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zou2 gwok3 motherland
- 祖宗 zǔ zōng ㄗㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄥ zou2 zung1 ancestor
- 祖母 zǔ mǔ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ zou2 mou5 father's mother; paternal grandmother
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- 祖父 zǔ fù ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ zou2 fu6 father's father
- 祖籍 zǔ jí ㄗㄨˇ ㄐㄧˊ zou2 zik6 ancestral hometown
- 外祖母 wài zǔ mǔ ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ ngoi6 zou2 mou5 mother's mother
- 外祖父 wài zǔ fù ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ ngoi6 zou2 fu6 maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)
- 佛祖 Fó zǔ ㄈㄛˊ ㄗㄨˇ fat6 zou2 Buddha
- 先祖 xiān zǔ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄗㄨˇ sin1 zou2 (literary) my deceased grandfather
- 叔祖 shū zǔ ㄕㄨ ㄗㄨˇ suk1 zou2 grandfather's younger brother
- 太祖 tài zǔ ㄊㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ taai3 zou2 Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
- 始祖 shǐ zǔ ㄕˇ ㄗㄨˇ ci2 zou2 primogenitor
- 妈祖 媽祖 Mā zǔ ㄇㄚ ㄗㄨˇ maa1 zou2 Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia
- 家祖 jiā zǔ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨˇ gaa1 zou2 (polite) my paternal grandfather
- 师祖 師祖 shī zǔ ㄕ ㄗㄨˇ si1 zou2 teacher of one's teacher (esp. in a lineage)
- 彭祖 Péng Zǔ ㄆㄥˊ ㄗㄨˇ paang4 zou2 Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years)
- 曾祖 zēng zǔ ㄗㄥ ㄗㄨˇ zang1 zou2 great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather)
- 正祖 Zhèng zǔ ㄓㄥˋ ㄗㄨˇ zing3 zou2 Jeonjo (1752-1800), 22nd king of Korean Joseon dynasty
祠
- 宗祠 zōng cí ㄗㄨㄥ ㄘˊ zung1 ci4 ancestral temple
- 生祠 shēng cí ㄕㄥ ㄘˊ saang1 ci4 temple dedicated to sb still alive
- 神祠 shén cí ㄕㄣˊ ㄘˊ san4 ci4 shrine
- 祠堂 cí táng ㄘˊ ㄊㄤˊ ci4 tong2 ancestral hall
- 祠墓 cí mù ㄘˊ ㄇㄨˋ ci4 mou6 memorial hall and tomb
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- 祠庙 祠廟 cí miào ㄘˊ ㄇㄧㄠˋ ci4 miu2 ancestral hall
- 土谷祠 土穀祠 tǔ gǔ cí ㄊㄨˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄘˊ tou2 guk1 ci4 temple dedicated to the local tutelary god 土地神 and the god of cereals
- 屈原祠 Qū Yuán cí ㄑㄩ ㄩㄢˊ ㄘˊ wat1 jyun4 ci4 Qu Yuan memorial temple on the Miluo river 汨罗江 at Yueyang 岳阳市, Hunan
- 武侯祠 wǔ hóu cí ㄨˇ ㄏㄡˊ ㄘˊ mou5 hau4 ci4 temple dedicated to the memory of Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 (There is one in Chengdu, and many others in various parts of China.)