不祧之祖
bù​tiāo​zhī​zǔ

founding father

  • created sense approved 不祧之祖 · bù​tiāo​zhī​zǔ · founding father — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不祧之祖

    bù​tiāo​zhī​zǔ

    founding father

    The revered earliest ancestor; by extension, any person held in high esteem as the founder of a school of thought, business, or movement. tradition.

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 祧 (literal) → 祧 · tiāo · to move a spirit tablet 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 祖 (literal) → 祖 · zǔ · founder

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