order of seniority among all cousins
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
overall birth order; seniority ranking among all paternal and maternal cousins
neutralRefers to the ranking of all male and female cousins (children of one's father's brothers, as well as children of one's mother's siblings) according to age, creating a single sequence. It is a traditional Chinese family concept.
Tā他
zài在
suǒ所
yǒu有
táng堂
xiōng兄
dì弟
jiě姐
mèi妹
lǐ里
dà大
pái排
háng行
shì是
lǎo老
sān三
。
His overall seniority among all his cousins is third eldest.
Àn按
zhào照
wǒ我
men们
jiā家
zú族
de的
dà大
pái排
háng行
，
tā他
bǐ比
wǒ我
dà大
liǎng两
gè个
yuè月
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
wǒ我
yīng应
gāi该
jiào叫
tā他
táng堂
gē哥
。
According to our family's overall seniority ranking, he is two months older than me, so I should call him elder male cousin.
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Guò过
qù去
dà大
jiā家
zú族
jù聚
huì会
，
zuò座
wèi位
dōu都
shì是
àn按
dà大
pái排
háng行
de的
cì次
xù序
lái来
ān安
pái排
de的
。
In the past, at big family gatherings, seating was arranged according to the overall seniority order.