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Mazu¹

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Borrowed from Mandarin 媽祖／妈祖 (Māzǔ).

proper noun Matsu

  1. A Chinese sea goddess, the deified form of Lin Moniang, a medieval Fujianese girl who became revered as a sea goddess and, since the Qing dynasty, especially in Taiwan, more generally as the primary goddess of Heaven. The goddess of the sea is Ma-tsoo-po, called also Teen-how, ‘queen of heaven.’ She is said to have been a virgin, who lived some centuries ago in Fuhkeen, near the district of Fuh-chow On account of having, with great fortitude, and by a kind of miracle, saved her brother who was on the point of dro

Mazu²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Mandarin 馬祖／马祖 (Mǎzǔ).

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative form of Matsu (archipelago). According to the public notice issued by China, the sphere of the joint ground, sea and air exercise started from Nanri Island in the south and ended in the sea area opposite Jiangtian in the north, covering a sea area of approximately 6,000 square kilometres. It was only 30 kilometres away from the
  2. alternative Alternative form of Matsu (island). The Nationalists used their control of offshore islands in a harassing blockade of China's central and southeast coasts. The Dachen Islands, two hundred miles south of Shanghai, interfered with trade to China's most important port. Mazu Island blocked the sea lanes to Fuzhou in Fujian Province, and

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name goddess

한국어마조 Majo
日本語媽祖 Maso
中文媽祖 /妈祖 Māzǔ
FrançaisMazu
РусскийМацзу Maczu
Tiếng ViệtMa Tổ, Mẫu Tổ, Thiên Hậu Thánh Mẫu, Thiên Thượng Thánh Mẫu

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@misc{mazu_2026,
  title = {Mazu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mazu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}