Re: kinship terms (was Re: The pitfall of Chinese/Mandarin_

 --- Anton Sherwood <bronto@...> wrote:
> You have four words for mother's younger sister,
> mother's elder sister,
> father's elder sister, father's younger sister --
> and I can say that
> too.
> But can you say "aunt" without knowing (or caring)
> which of the four?  I
> can.
> Anton Sherwood
Answer: In Chinese language 'jie' mean older
sister,'mei' mean younger sister. Put them together
'jie mei' mean sister.
Su Cheng Zhong

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