妈祖

Traditional form:

媽祖

Pinyin (reading):

Māzǔ

Definitions:

• Matsu, name of a sea goddess still widely worshipped on the SE China coast and in SE Asia

Characters:

• 妈 - mother, mama
• 祖 - ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname

Traditional characters:

• 媽 - mother, mama
• 祖 - ancestor, forefather; grandfather; surname