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世祖
shì
zǔ
(literary) ancestor
A temple name used for Chinese emperors, Vietnamese rulers, or Korean monarchs.
ancestor
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=1
世
Shì
surname Shi
=1
世
shì
life
age
generation
era
world
lifetime
epoch
descendant
noble
=2
祖
Zǔ
surname Zu
=2
祖
zǔ
ancestor
forefather
grandparents
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元世祖
Yuán
Shì
zǔ
lit. progenitor of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), title of Khubilai Khan (1215-1294), first Yuan dynasty emperor, reigned 1260-1294