天公祖

Chinese

		lord of heaven; God; ruler of Heaven lord of heaven; God; ruler of Heaven; the Jade Emperor	ancestor; forefather; grandparents
trad. (天公祖)		天公	祖
simp. #(天公祖)		天公	祖

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thiⁿ-kong-chó͘

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiⁿ-kong-chó͘
    • Tâi-lô: thinn-kong-tsóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tvi'kongzor
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰĩ³³ kɔŋ³³ t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ⁴¹/

Noun

天公祖

1. (Hokkien) God; Heavens

Synonyms

• 老天爺／老天爷 (lǎotiānyé)
• 老天 (lǎotiān)
• 天老爺／天老爷 (tiānlǎoye)
• (Hokkien, Teochew) 天公 (tiāngōng), 天公伯仔