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十一代祖

English translation: FYI


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Chinese term or phrase:十一代祖
English translation:FYI
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Chinese term or phrase: 十一代祖
王方庆于万岁通天二年(697)将所藏王羲之的《初月帖》、《姨母帖》连同其十一代祖王导、十代祖王洽并九代祖三从伯祖王献之以下二十八人墨迹共十卷进上。

How do you translate “十一代祖”,“十代祖”,“九代祖”or "从伯祖"?
dlytw
China
FYI
Explanation:
十一代祖 eleventh generation ancestor
十代祖 tenth generation ancestor
九代祖 ninth generation ancestor
从伯祖 from granduncle/great-uncle
http://culture.qianlong.com/6931/2005/07/01/1400@2701258_1.h...


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Note added at 6 hrs 29 mins (2005-08-11 13:07:20 GMT) Post-grading
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Wenjer有可能是对的, X代祖也可能是倒数的, 具体见:
http://www.prc.net.cn/dkxs/wang/rwjg/014.htm
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Edward LIU
Canada
Local time: 13:51
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thank you very much!
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4 +1FYI
Edward LIU
3 +1大概如此Wenjer Leuschel


  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
十一代祖
大概如此


Explanation:
X 代祖 = the ancestor of xth generations ago

從伯祖 = an uncle of the ancestor of xth generations ago

這只是我粗淺的邏輯推理,不一定正確。

Wenjer Leuschel
Taiwan
Local time: 01:51
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 28

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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
十一代祖
FYI


Explanation:
十一代祖 eleventh generation ancestor
十代祖 tenth generation ancestor
九代祖 ninth generation ancestor
从伯祖 from granduncle/great-uncle
http://culture.qianlong.com/6931/2005/07/01/1400@2701258_1.h...


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Note added at 6 hrs 29 mins (2005-08-11 13:07:20 GMT) Post-grading
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Wenjer有可能是对的, X代祖也可能是倒数的, 具体见:
http://www.prc.net.cn/dkxs/wang/rwjg/014.htm

Edward LIU
Canada
Local time: 13:51
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 110
Grading comment
thank you very much!

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agree  Wenjer Leuschel
5 mins
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