Chinese term for wife of father's younger brother
婶婶 is the Chinese kinship term for wife of father's younger brother.
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Chinese term for older son of father's sister
表哥 is the Chinese kinship term for older son of father's sister.
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Chinese term for older paternal uncle
伯父 is the Chinese kinship term for older paternal uncle, i.e., father's older brother.
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Chinese term for maternal grandson
外孙 is the Chinese kinship term for maternal grandson, i.e., daughter's son.
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Chinese term for brother's daughter
侄女 is the Chinese kinship term for brother's daughter.
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Chinese term for paternal granddaughter
孙女 is the Chinese kinship term for paternal granddaughter ie son's daughter.
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Chinese term for older daughter of father's brother
堂姐 is the Chinese kinship term for older daughter of father's brother.
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Chinese term for younger sister's husband
妹夫 is the Chinese kinship term for younger sister's husband.
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Chinese term for daughter-in-law
儿媳 is the Chinese kinship term for daughter-in-law, i.e., son's wife.
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Chinese term - paternal great-grandson
曾孙 is the Chinese kinship term for paternal great-grandson. Search the family tree for the paternal grandson's son's mother!
Chinese term - paternal granddaughter-in-law
孙媳妇 is the Chinese kinship term for paternal granddaughter-in-law .
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Chinese term - paternal great-grandfather
曾祖父 is the Chinese kinship term for paternal great-grandfather, i.e., paternal grandfather's father.
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Chinese term - paternal aunt
姑母 is the Chinese kinship term for paternal aunt, i.e., father's sister.
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Chinese term - younger paternal uncle
叔叔 is the Chinese kinship term for younger paternal uncle, i.e., father's younger brother.
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Chinese term - maternal uncle
舅父 is the Chinese kinship term for maternal uncle, i.e., mother's brother.
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Greeting all relatives as uncles or aunts
No more greeting all relatives as uncles or aunts! Here's a game to pick up the proper Chinese way of calling family members or relatives.
Knowing your family tree during Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year means meeting/greeting seldom-see family members from the clan? Time to familiarise with who's who in the family tree?
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