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曾祖父

zang1 zou2 fu6

zeng1 zu3 fu4

father's father's father; paternal great grandfather

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

曾祖父

This word was added by bybell on 6th Apr 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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曾 cang4 zang1 zeng1 {ceng2} - ever; once
祖 zou2 zu3 - ancestor; forefather; founder
父 fu6 fu6*2 fu4 {fu3} - father

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