maternal cousin (children of two sisters)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
maternal cousin; describing the relationship between children of two sisters (whose mothers are sisters)
neutralUsed as an attributive modifier before kinship terms like 亲, 兄弟, or 姐妹. Contrasts with 姑表 (paternal cousins, children of two brothers) and 堂 (cousins with the same paternal grandfather).
Tā他
men们
shì是
liǎng两
yí姨
xiōng兄
dì弟
，
cóng从
xiǎo小
yī一
qǐ起
zhǎng长
dà大
。
They are maternal cousins (their mothers are sisters) and grew up together.
Wǒ我
mā妈
ma妈
hé和
tā她
mā妈
ma妈
shì是
jiě姐
mèi妹
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
wǒ我
men们
shì是
liǎng两
yí姨
jiě姐
mèi妹
。
My mother and her mother are sisters, so we are cousins on the maternal side.
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Liǎng两
yí姨
qīn亲
suī虽
rán然
bù不
rú如
táng堂
qīn亲
nà那
me么
jìn近
，
dàn但
yě也
hěn很
qīn亲
jìn近
。
Although maternal cousin relationships are not as close as paternal relationships with the same surname, they are still very close.