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lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294
Great Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)
Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia
Matsu Islands off Fujian, administered by Taiwan
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ancestor / forefather / grandparents
posthumous title of Genghis Khan 成吉思汗 (1162-1227)
primogenitor / founder of a school or trade
Buddha / founder of a buddhist sect
(polite) my paternal grandfather
Emperor Taizu of Song, posthumous title of the founding Song emperor Zhao Kuangyin 趙匡胤|赵匡胤 (927-976), reigned from 960
(literary) my deceased grandfather / (literary) ancestors
Peng Zu (legendary figure of Taoism who lived 800 years)
founder
to recount history but omit one's ancestors (idiom); to forget one's roots
Ming Taizu, temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武
posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤 (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金 (from 1616)
to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
posthumous name of the first Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (256 or 247-195 BC), reigned 202-195 BC
to bring honor to one's ancestors
to bring honor to one's ancestors (idiom) / also written 光宗耀祖
ancestors (old)
the earliest ancestor / originator (of a tradition, school of thought etc)
a remote ancestor
Jeonjo (1752-1800), 22nd king of Korean Joseon dynasty
great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather)
many generations of ancestors
grandfather's younger brother
Godhead
Ming Chengzu, temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐
Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), Ming poet and dramatist, author of The Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭
Emperor Gaozu of Tang, reign name of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 李淵|李渊 (566-635), reigned 618-626
Shengzu, temple name of the second Qing emperor, known as the Kangxi Emperor (1654-1722) / cf. 康熙
divine ancester / patron saint
Zheng Guangzu, Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家


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