maternal cousin; cousins whose mothers are sisters
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
maternal cousin (relationship where the mothers are sisters)
Used attributively to describe kinship where two people's mothers are sisters, as opposed to 姑表 (where the fathers are siblings). Cannot be used as a predicate (e.g., cannot say '他们是姨表的', must say '他们是姨表兄弟').
Tā他
men们
shì是
yí姨
biǎo表
xiōng兄
dì弟
。
They are maternal cousins (their mothers are sisters).
Wǒ我
yǒu有
yī一
wèi位
yí姨
biǎo表
jiě姐
，
jie她
tā住
zhù在
zài上
Shàng海
。
I have an older female maternal cousin who lives in Shanghai.
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Yí姨
biǎo表
qīn亲
tōng通
cháng常
bǐ比
gū姑
biǎo表
qīn亲
guān关
xi系
gèng更
qīn亲
mì密
yī一
xiē些
。
Maternal cousins are often closer than paternal cousins.