Category:Mazu (goddess)

**Mazu**
	a Chinese sea goddess of East and Southeast Asia, formerly a shamaness called Lin Mo or Lin Moniang lived in Meizhou Island, Fujian, in the 10th century Estàtua de la deessa Mazu a Matsu Park, Kinmen
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English: Mazu, also known by many other names including Tian Hou or Tian Fei in formal Chinese settings, Tin Hau in Cantonese, Thien Hau in Vietnamese, and Massō in Japanese, is a Chinese sea goddess worshipped by Chinese communities around the world but particularly on Taiwan and the islands of Fujian.

中文（繁體）‎: 媽祖是以中國東南沿海為中心的道教海神信仰，又稱天上聖母、天后、天后娘娘、天妃、天妃娘娘、湄洲娘媽等。為媽祖察、聽世情的兩大駕前護衛神，分別為左手持方天畫戟，右手舉至額前做遠視狀的千里眼（又稱金精將軍），以及左手持月眉斧頭，右手舉至側耳作聽音狀的順風耳（又稱水精將軍）。 (→媽祖)

中文（简体）‎: 妈祖是以中国东南沿海为中心的道教海神信仰，又称天上圣母、天后、天后娘娘、天妃、天妃娘娘、湄洲娘妈等。为妈祖察、听世情的两大驾前护卫神，分别为左手持方天画戟，右手举至额前做远视状的千里眼（又称金精将军），以及左手持月眉斧头，右手举至侧耳作听音状的顺风耳（又称水精将军）。 (→妈祖)

Bân-lâm-gú: Má-chó͘ ( hàn-jī: 媽祖), chāi-sè ê sî miâ hō͘-chò Lîm Be̍k-niû (林默娘). Tùi Tâi-oân, Hok-kiàn iân-hái ê chē-chē sìn-tô͘ lâi kóng, i sī siú-hō͘ thó-hái-lâng, kiâⁿ-chûn-lâng ê cha-bó͘ sîn-bêng. Má-chó͘-tó tō sī ūi i hō--ê. (→Má-chó͘)

粵語: 媽祖，又叫天后，潮州人稱佢為聖媽，係中國沿海地區、臺灣、東南亞沿海華裔居民普遍信仰嘅海神。 (→媽祖)

Matsu (es); 媽祖 (yue); Mazu (hu); Mâ-chú (hak); Lin Shinu (ast); Мацзу (ru); Mazu (de); Mazu (en-gb); 媽祖 (zh); Matsu (tr); 媽祖 (ja); 媽祖 (zh-hant); 妈祖 (zh-cn); 妈祖 (wuu); Mazu (fi); Mazu (eo); Ma-cu (cs); Dea dei Mari (it); Mā-cū (cdo); Mazu (pl); 妈祖 (zh-hans); Mazu (pt); 媽祖 (zh-hk); Mazu (fr); مازو (ur); Thiên Hậu Thánh mẫu (vi); Mazu (sh); Tian Shang Sheng Mu (id); Mazu (pt-br); 妈祖 (zh-sg); ม่าจ้อโป๋ (th); Má-chó͘ (nan); Mazu (nb); Matsu (nl); 媽祖 (zh-tw); Mazu (ca); 林氏女 (lzh); Mazu (en-ca); Mazu (en); Matszu (az); Μάτσου (el); 마조 (ko) 本名林默，東南亞沿海地區華人信奉的女海神 (zh-hant); daoistische Göttin (de); 本名林默，東南亞沿海地區華人信奉的女海神 (zh); a Chinese sea goddess of East and Southeast Asia, formerly a shamaness called Lin Mo or Lin Moniang lived in Meizhou Island, Fujian, in the 10th century (en); 東亞及東南亞地區信奉的中國女海神，生前為北宋時福建湄洲島天妃娘娘林默(林默娘) (zh-hans); čínská bohyně (cs); taoïstische Godin van de zee (nl) 媽祖信仰, 天上聖母 (ja); Lìng Mĕk-niòng, Mā-cū Bò̤-bò̤ (cdo); Thien Hau, Thean Hou (pl); 默娘, 天后娘娘, 天上聖母, 天妃娘娘, 天后聖母, 林默, 林默娘, 天妃, 靈惠夫人, 靈慧夫人, 天后, 聖母, 媽祖婆, 湄洲娘媽, 林氏女, 護國庇民妙靈昭應宏仁普濟福佑群生誠感咸孚顯神贊順垂慈篤祐天后, 媽祖娘娘 (zh); Má-chó· (nan); A-Ma, Matsu, Tin Hau, Tianhou, Tianfei (nb); Matsu, Tin Hau (sh); Тяньфэй (ru); Matzu (fr); 天后, 天妃, 媽祖, 林默娘, 護國庇民妙靈昭應宏仁普濟福佑群生誠感咸孚顯神贊順垂慈篤祐天后 (lzh); Tin Hau, Tian Hou, Lin Shinu, Tianhou, Mazu, Matsu (godin) (nl); Tianhou, Tianfei, the Queen of Heaven, Heavenly Queen, Celestial Queen, Sea Goddess, Heavenly Consort, the Consort of Heaven, Celestial Consort, Meizhou Niangma, Tianshang Shengmu, Princess of Heaven, Celestial Princess, Heavenly Princess, Heavenly Empress, Celestial Empress, the Empress of Heaven, Heavenly Mother, Celestial Mother, Lin Shinu, Tian Hou, Tian Fei, Ma zu, Lin Moniang, Huguobiminmiaolingzhaoyinghongrenpujifuyouqunshengchengganxianfuxianshenzanshunchuiciguyoutianhou (en); Matsu, Thien Hau, Tin Hau (de); Ma-tsu, Mazu (cs); 林氏女, 天后, 天妃, 媽祖, 林默娘, 護國庇民妙靈昭應宏仁普濟福佑群生誠感咸孚顯神贊順垂慈篤祐天后 (zh-hant)