tài​zǔ

founding emperor

Senses

太祖 tài​zǔ founding emperor

the founding emperor of a dynasty; often used as a posthumous temple name for rulers such as the founders of the Song, Ming, and Qing dynasties

太祖 tài​zǔ earliest ancestor

the earliest known ancestor of a clan or family line

太祖 tài​zǔ primal source

(literary) the original state or primal source of all things

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