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祖輩

祖輩

See also: 祖辈

Chinese

		ancestor; forefather; grandparents	contemporaries; generation; lifetime
trad. (祖輩)		祖	輩
simp. (祖辈)		祖	辈

Noun

祖輩

ancestors; forefathers; ancestry

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zǔbèi

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨˇ ㄅㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zou² bui³
Min Nan (POJ): chó͘-pòe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zǔbèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨˇ ㄅㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuubey
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ peɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou² bui³
  - Yale: jóu bui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou² bui³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯³⁵ puːi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chó͘-pòe
  - Tâi-lô: tsóo-puè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zofpoex
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pue⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pue²¹/