Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ma tsu

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: ma t-su
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative spelling of Matsu (goddess).

Example Sentences

"Similarly, Ma Tsu is revered because she protected immigrants in The Social Construction of Power."
"After all, it was Koxinga who freed Taiwan from the rule of the barbarian Dutch, and Ma Tsu [Mazu] is vernerated for having aided him in this endeavour. Moreover, at local Ma Tsu [Mazu] temples in Taiwan, on frequently hears stories of how the goddess intervened to save people from the Japanese, head-hunting aborigines, floods and American bombs."
"On the side street between Pacific and Jackson, this Taoist and Buddhist temple houses the Goddess Ma-Tsu, who looks after travelers and visitors."
"I lit a fresh stick of incense in my altar to Ma Tsu the sea-goddess."

Etymology

From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin 媽祖／妈祖 (Māzǔ).

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does ma tsu mean?: Alternative spelling of Matsu (goddess).
Where does ma tsu come from?: From the Wade-Giles romanization of Mandarin 媽祖／妈祖 (Māzǔ).

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