老祖宗

Chinese

 
old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)
 ancestors; forebears
simp. and trad.
(老祖宗)		 老 祖宗

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lǎozǔzong, lǎozǔzōng
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄗㄨˇ ˙ㄗㄨㄥ, ㄌㄠˇ ㄗㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄥ

Noun

老祖宗

  1. ancestor; forebears
  2. (honorific, chiefly obsolete) person who is the eldest and highest in the hierarchy of the family
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