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

From:Anton Sherwood <bronto@...>
Date:Friday, December 14, 2001, 5:53
> --- 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.
Cheng Zhong Su wrote:
> Answer: In Chinese language 'jie' mean older > sister,'mei' mean younger sister. Put them together > 'jie mei' mean sister.
So "aunt" takes four words, and "first cousin" takes how many? -- Anton Sherwood -- http://www.ogre.nu/

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