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聖祖

简圣祖 · 繁聖祖

Mandarin · pinyin shèng zǔ#

divine ancester
patron saint

Mandarin · pinyin Shèng zǔ#

Shengzu, temple name of the second Qing emperor, known as the Kangxi Emperor (1654-1722)
cf. 康熙 Kāng xī

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祖: zǔ · ancestor, forefather; grandfather
圣: shèng · holy, sacred

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4–3 · sheng4 zu3

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A temple name used for Chinese emperors or Vietnamese rulers.
A temple name used for Chinese emperors or Vietnamese rulers. — (specifically) Emperor Shengzu of Qing, commonly known as the Kangxi Emperor.

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