祖居

Chinese

		ancestor; forefather; grandparents	reside
simp. and trad. (祖居)		祖	居

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǔjū

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨˇ ㄐㄩ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zou² geoi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zǔjū
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨˇ ㄐㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǔjyu
    • Wade–Giles: tsu³-chü¹
    • Yale: dzǔ-jyū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuujiu
    • Palladius: цзуцзюй (czuczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zou² geoi¹
    • Yale: jóu gēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzou² goey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zou² gêu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯³⁵ kɵy̯⁵⁵/

Verb

祖居

1. to be living in (a place) for generations; to be a native of

Noun

祖居

1. ancestral home

Synonyms

• 老家 (lǎojiā)
• 原籍 (yuánjí)
• 祖籍 (zǔjí)