clansman; relative from the same clan
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Meanings
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clansman; kinsman; a relative from the same lineage
informalA colloquial term used in northern Chinese dialects (like Mandarin) to refer to someone who shares the same family name and ancestral lineage. It emphasizes a familial bond broader than immediate family.
Lǎo老
Wáng王
，
zán咱
men们
shì是
dàng当
jiā家
zi子
，
dōu都
xìng姓
Wáng王
，
wǔ五
bǎi百
nián年
qián前
shì是
yī一
jiā家
。
Old Wang, we're from the same clan, we both have the surname Wang; we were one family five hundred years ago.
Cūn村
lǐ里
lái来
le了
ge个
wài外
xiāng乡
rén人
，
méi没
xiǎng想
dào到
hái还
shì是
wǒ我
dàng当
jiā家
zi子
。
An outsider came to the village, and it turns out he's a clansman of mine.
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Àn按
bèi辈
fèn分
suàn算
，
tā他
shì是
wǒ我
yuǎn远
fáng房
de的
dàng当
jiā家
zi子
。
By generational ranking, he is a distant clansman of mine.