太祖

Chinese

		too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest	ancestor; forefather; grandparents
simp. and trad. (太祖)		太	祖
Literally: “the Great Ancestor”.

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Tàizǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): taai³ zou²
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Thai-chú

(Hailu, HRS): tai^ˇ zu^ˊ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Thài-chó͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Tàizǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄞˋ ㄗㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Tàizǔ
  - Wade–Giles: Tʻai⁴-tsu³
  - Yale: Tài-dzǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Taytzuu
  - Palladius: Тайцзу (Tajczu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: taai³ zou²
  - Yale: taai jóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: taai³ dzou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: tai³ zou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰaːi̯³³ t͡sou̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thai-chú
  - Hakka Romanization System: tai zu^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tai⁴ zu³
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰai̯⁵⁵ t͡su³¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: tai^ˇ zu^ˊ
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰai¹¹ t͡su²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thài-chó͘
  - Tâi-lô: Thài-tsóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: taezor
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔ⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔ⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔ⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sɔ⁴¹/

Proper noun

太祖

Founding Ancestor (temple name used for Chinese emperors who founded a particular dynasty, or Korean monarchs who founded the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties)
1. (by extension, slang, neologism) a nickname for Mao Zedong

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (太祖):

→ Korean: 태조(太祖) (taejo)
→ Vietnamese: Thái Tổ (太祖)

Others:

→ Manchu: ᡨᠠᡳᡯᡠ (taidzu)

Pronunciation 2

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thài-chó͘

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thài-chó͘
  - Tâi-lô: thài-tsóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: taezor
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔ⁵³/

Proper noun

太祖

(Xiamen Hokkien) great-great-grandfather (paternal grandfather's paternal grandfather)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 高祖父 (“great-great-grandfather (father of one's paternal great-grandfather)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		高祖父, 高祖
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	高祖父
Southwestern Mandarin	Wuhan	帥爹爹
Cantonese	Hong Kong	太太爺
Cantonese	Taishan	赤公
Hakka	Meixian	公白, 阿白
Jin	Taiyuan	祖爺
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	老大公
Southern Min	Xiamen	太祖公, 太祖

Derived terms

Korean

Hanja in this term
太	祖

Noun

太祖 • (taejo) (hangeul 태조)

hanja form^? of 태조 (“a temple name used for Chinese emperors who founded a particular dynasty, or Korean monarchs who founded the Goryeo and Joseon dynasties”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
太	祖

Proper noun

太祖

chữ Hán form of Thái Tổ (“a temple name used for Chinese emperors, Vietnamese rulers, or Korean monarchs”)