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Mazu
Statue at Lin Moniang Park in Tainan
Traditional Chinese
媽祖
Simplified Chinese
妈祖
Literal meaning
"Mother Ancestor"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Māzǔ
Wade–Giles
Ma1-tsu3
IPA
[má.tsù]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Māajóu
Jyutping
Maa1-zou2
IPA
[maː˥.tsou˧˥]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Má-chó͘
Tâi-lô
Má-tsóo
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUC
Mă-cū
Lin Moniang
Chinese
林默娘
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Lín Mòniáng
Wade–Giles
Lin2 Mo4-niang2
IPA
[lǐn mwô.njǎŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Làhm Mahknèuhng
Jyutping
Lam4 Mak6-noeng4
IPA
[lɐm˩ mɐk̚˨.nœːŋ˩]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Lîm Be̍k-niû
Tâi-lô
Lîm Bik-niû
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUC
Lìng Mĕk-Niòng
Popular names
Granny Mazu
Traditional Chinese
媽祖婆
Simplified Chinese
妈祖婆
Literal meaning
Granny Mazu
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Māzǔpó
Wade–Giles
Ma tsu3 p'o
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Māa Jóu pòh
Jyutping
Maa1 Zou2 po4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Má-chó͘ -pô
Tâi-lô
Má-tsóo-pô
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUC
Mă-cū-bò̤
Queen of Heaven
Chinese
天后
Literal meaning
CelestialEmpress
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Tiānhòu
Wade–Giles
T'ien-hou4
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Tīn hauh
Jyutping
Tin1 hau6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Thian-hiō
Tâi-lô
Thian-hiō
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUC
Tiĕng-hâiu
Heavenly Consort
Chinese
天妃
Literal meaning
CelestialConcubine
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Tiānfēi
Wade–Giles
T'ien-fei
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Tīn fēi
Jyutping
Tin1 fei1
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Thian-hui
Tâi-lô
Thian-hui
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUC
Tiĕng-hĭ
Holy Heavenly Mother
Traditional Chinese
天上聖母
Simplified Chinese
天上圣母
Literal meaning
Heavenly-&-Sacred Mother
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Tiānshàng Shèngmǔ
Wade–Giles
T'ien shang4 sheng4 mu3
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization
Tīn seuhng sing móuh
Jyutping
Tin1 soeng6 sing3 mou4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Thian-siōng sèng-bó͘
Tâi-lô
Thian-siōng sìng-bó
Eastern Min
Fuzhou BUC
Tiĕng-siông séng-mō̤
Mazu or Matsu is a Chinese sea goddess in Chinese folk religion, Chinese Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism. She is also known by several other names and titles. Mazu is the deified form of Lin Moniang, a shamaness from Fujian who is said to have lived in the late 10th century. After her death, she became revered as a tutelary deity of Chinese seafarers, including fishermen and sailors. Her worship spread throughout China's coastal regions and overseas Chinese communities throughout Southeast Asia, where some Mazuist temples are affiliated with famous Taiwanese temples. Mazu was traditionally thought to roam the seas, protecting her believers through miraculous interventions. She is now generally regarded by her believers as a powerful and benevolent Queen of Heaven.
Mazu worship is popular in Taiwan because many early Chinese settlers in Taiwan were Hoklo people from Fujian. Her temple festival is a major event in Taiwan, with the largest celebrations occurring in and around her temples at Dajia and Beigang.
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