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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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Note:

There is no single English term for 堂姐; the one with the closest meaning is older paternal female cousin.


Older paternal female cousin can refer to any one of these:

  • 堂姐 older daughter of father's brother

  • 表姐 older daughter of father's sister.


Chinese family tree - older-paternal-female-cousin

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