gāo

name
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Meaning of 高祖

高祖 means great-great-grandfather (father of one's great-grandfather); remote ancestor; earliest forefather; founder of a lineage. Pronounced gāo zǔ.

  • great-great-grandfather (father of one's great-grandfather)
  • remote ancestor; earliest forefather; founder of a lineage

Definitions & Examples

Àn
zhào
zǎi
 
shì
de
gāo
 

According to the family genealogy, he is my great-great-grandfather.

Gāo
de
pái
wèi
bèi
gòng
fèng
zài
táng
de
zuì
shēn
chù
 

The ancestral tablet of the great-great-grandfather is enshrined in the deepest part of the ancestral hall.

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