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the earliest ancestor · originator (of a tradition, school of thought etc)

鼻祖
bí zǔ
b+í·2nd tonez+ǔ·3rd tone
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primogenitor · founder of a school or trade始祖shǐ zǔGreat Ancestor (posthumous title, e.g. for the founder of a dynasty)太祖tài zǔ