lǎo​zǔ​zōng

ancestors

  • created reference approved 老祖宗 → 位 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老祖宗 lǎo​zǔ​zōng

    位 wèi

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 老祖宗 · lǎo​zǔ​zōng · ancestors — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老祖宗

    lǎo​zǔ​zōng

    ancestors

    ancestors; forefathers; those who came before in earlier generations

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · old 祖宗 (literal) → 祖宗 · zǔ​zōng · ancestors

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 老祖宗 · lǎo​zǔ​zōng · family elder — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    老祖宗

    lǎo​zǔ​zōng

    family elder

    respectful way to address the oldest or highest-ranking living member of a family; used more commonly in older literature

    老 (literal) → 老 · lǎo · old 祖宗 (literal) → 祖宗 · zǔ​zōng · venerable elder

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense