祖先

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祖先

zǔxiān Mandarin, Pinyin
ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ Mandarin, Bopomofo
zou² sin¹ Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong Kong
du² lhen¹ Cantonese, Taishanese, Wiktionary specific
chú-siên Hakka, Sixian, Phak fa su
zu^ˊ sien^ˋ Hakka, Hakka Romanization System, 海陸
chó͘-sian Min Nan, Hokkien, Phak fa su
zou² soin¹ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
zou² sain¹ Min Nan, Teochew, Peng'im
zǔxiān Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Pinyin
ㄗㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄢ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Bopomofo
zǔsian Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Tongyong Pinyin
tsu³-hsien¹ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Wade–Giles
dzǔ-syān Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Yale
tzuushian Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Gwoyeu Romatsyh
цзусянь Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Cyrillic
/t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/ Mandarin, Standard Chinese, Sinological IPA
zou² sin¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
jóu sīn Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
dzou² sin¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
zou² xin¹ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
/t͡sou̯³⁵ siːn⁵⁵/ Cantonese, Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou
du² lhen¹ Cantonese, Taishanese, Taicheng
/tu⁵⁵ ɬen³³/ Cantonese, Taishanese, Taicheng
chú-siên Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli
zu^ˋ xien^ˊ Hakka, Sixian, Miaoli

Sounds like 早先, 祖先

noun

始祖或歷代的先人。

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noun

In English

ancestor one from whom a person is descended
progenitor any of a person's direct ancestors
forefather ancestor
forebear ancestor — see also ancestor

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"祖先." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zh/%E7%A5%96%E5%85%88. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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祖先. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E7%A5%96%E5%85%88

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"祖先." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E7%A5%96%E5%85%88.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {祖先},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zh/%E7%A5%96%E5%85%88},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}