祖居

Chinese

		ancestor; forefather; grandparents	reside
simp. and trad. (祖居)		祖	居

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǔjū

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨˇ ㄐㄩ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zou² geoi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zǔjū
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨˇ ㄐㄩ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuujiu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou² geoi¹
  - Yale: jóu gēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou² goey¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zou² gêu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯³⁵ kɵy̯⁵⁵/

Verb

祖居

to be living in (a place) for generations; to be a native of

Noun

祖居

ancestral home

Synonyms

老家 (lǎojiā)
原籍 (yuánjí)
祖籍 (zǔjí)

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