> --- 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?
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