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祖父

Mandarin · pinyin zǔ fù

Meanings

  1. father's father
  2. paternal grandfather
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祖
zǔ · ancestor, forefather; grandfather
父
fù · father; Kangxi radical 88
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3–4 · zu3 fu4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zou2 fu6

Cantonese word readings for 祖父. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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zou2 fu6

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noun

  1. (formal) paternal grandfather (one's father's father)

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