bù​tiāo​zhī​zǔ

founding father

  1. adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. to move a spirit tablet
    (bound form) to move the spirit tablet of a remote ancestor to the distant ancestral hall; to relocate a shrine when the lineage has aged several generations
  3. zhī particle
    [possessive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to de but used in formal or literary writing.
  4. founder
    (bound form) the founder or originator of a school of thought, religion, or craft