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tổ tiên

Pronunciation Northern /to̰˧˩˧ tiən˧˧/ Central /to˧˩˨ tiəŋ˧˥/ Southern /to˨˩˦ tiəŋ˧˧/
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ancestor
Noun
ancestor
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
ancestor Family & FriendsTheme FamilyTag

Ancestors or forefathers.

vi Thờ cúng tổ tiên.

en People honor their ancestors.

Parts
tổ / tiên / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 祖先 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 祖先

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
祖先
Candidates by syllable
tổ tiên
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
tổ chức / tổ sư / tổ ấm / tổ chức y tế thế giới …
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