cousins through father's sister and mother's brother
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
cousins related through one's father and another's mother being siblings (brother and sister)
In traditional Chinese kinship terminology, this describes the relationship between children of a father's sister (姑) and children of a mother's brother (舅). This is distinct from 姨表, which refers to children of two sisters.
Tā他
men们
shì是
gū姑
biǎo表
xiōng兄
dì弟
。
They are paternal cousins (sons of father's sister and mother's brother).
Tā她
shì是
wǒ我
gū姑
biǎo表
jiě姐
mèi妹
。
She is my female cousin (daughter of father's sister or mother's brother).
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Gū姑
biǎo表
qīn亲
zài在
gǔ古
dài代
bèi被
rèn认
wéi为
shì是
bǐ比
jiào较
jìn近
de的
qīn亲
qi戚
guān关
xi系
。
Paternal cousins through father's sister were considered relatively close relatives in ancient times.