媽祖
See also: 妈祖
Chinese
| mother; mama | ancestor; forefather; grandparents | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (媽祖) | 媽 | 祖 | |
| simp. (妈祖) | 妈 | 祖 | |
| anagram | 祖媽／祖妈 | ||
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
媽祖
- (Chinese mythology, religion) Mazu
- 天后宮位於澎湖縣馬公市正義街上，俗稱『天妃宮』、『媽祖宮』，在明代稱為『娘宮』、『媽娘宮』、『娘媽宮』『媽宮』等 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 2013?, "澎湖天后宫 (Penghu Tianhou Temple), 蚂蜂窝 (Mafengwo)
- Tiānhòu Gōng wèiyú Pénghú Xiàn Mǎgōng Shì Zhèngyì Jiē shàng, súchēng ‘Tiānfēi Gōng’, ‘Māzǔ Gōng’, zài Míngdài chēngwéi ‘Niáng Gōng’, ‘Māniáng Gōng’, ‘Niángmā Gōng’ ‘Mā Gōng’ děng [Pinyin]
- The Tianhou Temple located on Zhengyi Street, Magong City, Penghu County, commonly known as the “Tianfei Temple” or the “Mazu Temple”, known as “Niang Temple”, “Maninang Temple”, “Niangma Temple”, etc. during the Ming dynasty
天后宫位于澎湖县马公市正义街上，俗称‘天妃宫’、‘妈祖宫’，在明代称为‘娘宫’、‘妈娘宫’、‘娘妈宫’‘妈宫’等 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 媽祖 (“Mazu”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 天上聖母, 媽祖 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 媽祖 |
| Singapore | 媽祖 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 天后 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 媽祖 |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 天妃娘娘 | |
| Changting | 天上聖母 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 媽祖婆, 媽仔婆, 媽祖 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 媽祖婆, 媽祖娘, 媽祖姑婆, 媽祖 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 媽祖婆, 媽仔婆, 媽祖 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 媽祖婆, 媽祖 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 媽祖婆, 媽祖 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 媽祖, 媽祖婆 | |
| Min Bei | Jian'ou | 媽祖婆 |
| Min Dong | Fuzhou | 媽祖, 媽祖婆婆 |
| Matsu | 媽祖婆 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 媽祖 |
| Quanzhou | 媽祖 | |
| Zhangzhou | 媽祖, 媽祖婆 | |
| Tainan | 媽祖, 媽祖婆 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 媽祖婆 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 媽祖婆, 媽祖 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 媽祖 | |
| Shantou | 媽祖 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 媽祖 | |
| Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 媽祖 | |
| Nan'ao (Yun'ao) | 媽祖 | |
| Jieyang | 媽祖 | |
| Haifeng | 媽祖 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 媽祖 | |
| Leizhou | 婆嬭 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 天妃 |
| Ningbo | 天妃娘娘 | |
| Wenzhou | 天妃娘娘 | |
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