nine degrees of kinship; extended clan
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
the nine degrees of kinship (a traditional Chinese concept of extended family)
archaicThis is an archaic legal/social concept defining the scope of close relatives for purposes like punishment (株连) or ritual. A broader interpretation includes relatives from the paternal, maternal, and wife's families.
Gǔ古
dài代
zhū株
lián连
jiǔ九
zú族
de的
xíng刑
fá罚
fēi非
cháng常
cán残
kù酷
。
The ancient punishment of implicating one's nine degrees of kinship was extremely cruel.
Zài在
yī一
xiē些
gǔ古
jí籍
zhōng中
，
duì对
jiǔ九
zú族
de的
dìng定
yì义
yǒu有
bù不
tóng同
de的
shuō说
fǎ法
。
In some ancient texts, there are different interpretations of the definition of the 'nine degrees of kinship'.
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Zhè这
ge个
cí词
xiàn现
zài在
zhǐ只
zài在
lì历
shǐ史
tǎo讨
lùn论
huò或
bǐ比
yù喻
jí极
guǎng广
fàn泛
de的
qiān牵
lián连
shí时
shǐ使
yòng用
。
This term is now only used in historical discussions or as a metaphor for extremely wide-ranging implications.