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先祖
xiān zǔ
What 先祖 means
- literarymy deceased grandfather
- literaryancestors
The characters in 先祖
- 先xiānbeforehand; first; earlier; at first; originally; for the time being; for now
- 祖zǔancestor; forefather; grandparents
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- The four tones and the neutral tone, to read xiān zǔ correctly.
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