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鼻祖

鼻祖

Chinese

		nose	ancestor; forefather; grandparents
simp. and trad. (鼻祖)		鼻	祖

Noun

鼻祖

earliest ancestor; primogenitor
originator; initiator; creator; founder

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bízǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˊ ㄗㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bei⁶ zou²
Min Nan (POJ): phīⁿ-chó͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bízǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˊ ㄗㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: byitzuu
  - IPA ^(key): /pi³⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bei⁶ zou²
  - Yale: beih jóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bei⁶ dzou²
  - IPA ^(key): /pei̯²² t͡sou̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phīⁿ-chó͘
  - Tâi-lô: phīnn-tsóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phvixzor
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔ⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰĩ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰĩ²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰĩ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sɔ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰĩ³³⁻²¹ t͡sɔ⁴¹/