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郑光祖

Zhèng Guāng zǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Zheng Guangzu, Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

鄭光祖 郑光祖 [Zheng4 Guang1 zu3] /Zheng Guangzu, Yuan dynasty dramatist in the 雜劇|杂剧 tradition of musical comedy, one of the Four Great Yuan dramatists 元曲四大家/

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Other forms in these source records: 鄭光祖

  • 郑
    zhèng

    used in 鄭重|郑重[zhèng zhòng]

    Zhèng

    Zheng, a Zhou-dynasty state in the vicinity of present-day Xinzheng 新鄭|新郑[Xīn zhèng], a county-level city in Henan / abbr. for Zhengzhou 鄭州|郑州[Zhèng zhōu], the capital of Henan / surname Zheng

  • 光
    guāng

    light / ray (CL:道[dào]) / bright / shiny / only / merely / used up / finished / to leave (a part of the body) uncovered

  • 祖
    zǔ

    ancestor / forefather / grandparents

    Zǔ

    surname Zu

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