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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

鼻祖 [bízǔ]
  1. 1. noun originator

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

鼻祖 [bízǔ]
  1. 1. the earliest ancestor; originator (of a tradition, school of thought, etc.); father

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

鼻祖 [bízǔ]
  1. 1. 始祖;比喻事业、学说、门派的创始人
    开山鼻祖
    墨家学派的鼻祖是墨子。

Examples

鼻祖
the earliest ancestor; originator (of a tradition, school of thought, etc.)
鼻祖
originator
鼻祖
鼻祖
墨家学派的鼻祖是墨子。
English ancestor of American square dance was the Morris dance.
美洲方块舞的鼻祖是英国的莫里斯舞。
the father of modern photography
现代摄影艺术的鼻祖

Word Decomposition


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