same clan branch
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
of the same branch (of a family); sharing the same patrilineal line
technicalUsed as an attributive modifier before kinship terms. Refers to relatives descended from the same great-grandfather or ancestor within the same patrilineal subdivision, as opposed to collateral branches (旁支).
Tā他
men们
shì是
tóng同
fáng房
xiōng兄
dì弟
，
bǐ比
cóng从
táng堂
xiōng兄
dì弟
de的
guān关
xi系
gèng更
qīn亲
jìn近
。
They are brothers of the same branch, with a much closer relationship than second cousins.
Jiù旧
shí时
，
tóng同
fáng房
qīn亲
shǔ属
zài在
fēn分
pèi配
yí遗
chǎn产
shí时
xiǎng享
yǒu有
yōu优
xiān先
quán权
。
In old times, relatives of the same branch enjoyed priority in inheritance distribution.
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Zhè这
wèi位
shū叔
shu叔
shì是
wǒ我
tóng同
fáng房
de的
sān三
shū叔
，
bù不
shì是
yuǎn远
fáng房
qīn亲
qi戚
。
This uncle is my third uncle from the same branch, not a distant relative.