Western Mandarin/Table of Relationships

by Adam Grainger

TABLE OF RELATIONSHIPS.

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1. Father's Family.

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Father.

Father

父親

Father (direct address)

爹

爺

爸

Father (vulgar)

老漢兒

老人家

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Father's Brother.

Father's elder brother

胞伯

伯父

伯伯

Father's elder brother (according to rank)

大爸

二爸

三爸

Father's elder brother (according to rank)

大滿

二滿

三滿

Father's elder brother's wife

伯娘

大嬸

大媽

大娘

Father's younger brother

胞叔

叔父

叔叔

Father's youngest brother

么叔

Father's youngest brother's wife

叔娘

嬸娘

Father's brother's sons

叔伯弟兄

Father's brother's son (elder)

哥哥

Wife of the last

大嫂

嫂嫂

Father's brother's son (younger)

兄弟

Wife of the last

弟媳

Father's brother's daughters

叔伯姊妹

Father's brother's daughter (elder)

姐姐

Husband of last

姐夫

姐丈

Father's brother's daughter (younger)

妹妹

Husband of last

妹夫

妹弟

Father's brother's grandson

姪兒

姪子

姪男

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Father's Sister.

Father's sister

姑娘

姑母

Father's sister's husband

姑爺

姑父

Father's sister's son

老表

Father's sister's son (elder)

表兄

Father's sister's son (younger)

表弟

Father's sister's son's wife

表嫂

Father's sister's daughter

表姊妹

Father's sister's daughter (elder)

表姐

Father's sister's daughter (younger)

表妹

Father's sister's grandson

表姪

Father's sister's granddaughter

表姪女

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Grandfather.

Grandfather

祖父

爺爺

公公

Grandmother

祖母

奶奶

婆婆

Grandfather's brother

叔祖

Grandfather's brother (eldest)

大祖

Grandfather's brother (second)

二祖

Grandfather's brother (youngest)

么祖

Grandfather's brother's son (eldest)

伯父

Grandfather's brother's son (younger)

叔父

Grandfather's brother's son (youngest)

么叔

Grandfather's brother's grandsons

同堂弟兄

Grandfather's sister

姑婆

Grandfather's sister's husband

姑公

Grandfather's sister's son

表叔

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Great-grandfather.

Great-grandfather

曾祖

太公

Great-grandmother

曾祖母

太婆

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Great-great-grandfather.

Great-great-grandfather

高祖

Great-great-grandmother

高祖母

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Brother.

Elder brother

胞兄

哥哥

Elder brother's wife

嫂嫂

Eldest brother

大哥

Eldest brother's wife

大嫂

Second brother (older)

二哥

Second brother's wife

二嫂

Younger brother

胞弟

兄弟

Fourth brother (younger)

四弟

Youngest brother

么弟兒

弟娃

Younger brother's wife

弟媳

Brother's son

姪兒

姪子

姪男

Brother's son's wife

姪媳

Brother's daughter

姪女

Brother's daughter's husband

姪女婿

Brother's grandson

姪孫

Brother's granddaughter

姪孫女

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Sister.

Elder sister

胞姐

姐姐

Eldest sister

大姐

Second sister (elder)

二姐

Third sister (elder)

三姐

Elder sister's husband

姐丈

姐夫

Younger sister

胞妹

妹妹

Third sister (younger)

三妹

Youngest sister

么妹

Husband of younger sister

妹丈

妹夫

Sister's son

外姪

外子

Sister's daughter

外姪女

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Son.

Son

兒子

Son (polite)

少爺

Son (eldest)

大公子

老大

Son (second)

二公子

老二

Son (youngest)

么兒子

老么

Son's wife

媳婦

Son's wife (direct address)

姑兒

女兒

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Daughter.

Daughter

女兒

女子

姑娘

Daughter (polite)

小姐

千金

Daughter's husband

女婿

乾兒

Daughter's son

外孫

Daughter's daughter

外孫女

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Grandson.

Grandson

孫子

孫頭兒

Grandson's wife

孫媳婦

Grandson's daughter

孫女

Grandson's daughter's husband

孫女婿

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Great-grandson.

Great-grandson

曾孫

蟲蟲

Great-grandson's daughter

曾孫女

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Great-great-grandson.

Great-great-grandson

玄孫

末末

2. Mother's Family.

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Mother.

Mother

母親

媽

娘

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Mother's Brother.

Mother's brother

舅父

舅舅

Mother's brother's wife

舅母

舅娘

Mother's eldest brother

大舅舅

Wife of the last

大舅母

Mother's second brother

二舅舅

Wife of the last

二舅母

Mother's youngest brother

么舅舅

Wife of the last

么舅母

Mother's brother's son

老表

Wife of the last

表嫂

Mother's brother's son (elder)

表兄

Mother's brother's son (younger)

表弟

Mother's brother's daughter

表姊妹

Mother's brother's daughter (elder)

表姐

Mother's brother's daughter (younger)

表妹

Mother's brother's grandson

表姪

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Mother's Sister.

Mother's sister

姨母

姨娘

Mother's sister's husband

姨夫

Mother's sister's son

姨表

Mother's sister's daughters

姨娘姊妹

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Mother's Father.

Mother's father

家公

外公

Mother's mother

家婆

外婆

Mother's father's brother (eldest)

大家公

Wife of the last

大家婆

Mother's father's brother (second)

二家公

Wife of the last

二家婆

3. Wife's Family.

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Wife.

Wife

妻子

Wife (vulgar)

婆娘

婦人

Wife (used by the husband when speaking of the wife)

家裏

屋裏

屋頭

內裏

內人

室人

拙荆

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Wife's Father.

Wife's father

岳父

親爺

老丈人

Wife's mother

岳母

親娘

老丈母

Wife's father's brother

叔岳父

Wife of the last

叔岳母

Wife's father's brother's son (elder)

內兄

Wife's father's brother's son (younger)

內弟

Wife's father's brother's daughters

姨姊妹

Wife's father's sister

妻姑娘

Husband of the last

妻姑爺

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Wife's Grandfather.

Wife's grandfather

親公

Wife's grandmother

親婆

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Wife's Brother.

Wife's brother

舅子

Wife of the last

嫂嫂

舅母子

Wife's brother (elder)

內兄

Wife's brother (younger)

內弟

Wife's brother's son

內姪兒

Wife's brother's daughter

內姪女

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Wife's Sister.

Wife's eldest sister

大姨姐

Wife's second sister (elder)

二姨姐

Wife's fourth sister (younger)

四姨妹

Wife's youngest sister

么姨妹

Wife's sister's husband

姨夫

Wife's sister's son

姨姪兒

Wife's sister's daughter

姨姪女

4. Son-in-law's Family.

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Son-in-law's father

親家

Son-in-law's mother

親家母

Son-in-law's father's eldest brother

大親家

Son-in-law's father's second brother

二親家

Son-in-law's father's youngest brother

么親家

Son-in-law's grandfather

親翁

Son-in-law's grandmother

親母

Son-in-law's brother

兄弟

Son-in-law's sister

姊妹

5. Daughter-in-law's Family.

(The same as Son-in-law's Family).

6. Husband's Family.

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Husband.

Husband

丈夫

Husband (vulgar)

老公

男人

Husband (used by the wife when speaking of husband)

外前人

娃娃的爹

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Husband's Father.

Husband's father

老人公

公公

Husband's mother

老人婆

婆婆

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Husband's Brother.

Husband's elder brother

大伯子

哥哥

Wife of the last

大嫂

嫂嫂

Husband's younger brother

小叔子

兄弟

Wife of the last

弟媳

Husband's brother's son

姪兒

Husband's brother's daughter

姪女

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Husband's Sister.

Husband's elder sister

姐姐

Husband's eldest sister

大姐

Husband's second sister (elder)

二姐

Husband's elder sister's husband

姐丈

姐夫

Husband's younger sister

妹妹

Husband's fourth sister (younger)

四妹

Husband's youngest sister

么妹

Husband's younger sister's husband

妹弟

妹夫

Husband's unmarried sister

小姑子

Husband's sister's son

外姪

Husband's sister's daughter

外姪女

7. Miscellaneous.

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Distant relatives

瓜葛親

Step-father

繼父

皮老漢

Step-mother

繼母

後娘

晚母

Step-son

繼兒子

皮兒子

Step-daughter

皮女

Principal wife

正妻

Concubine

側室

小婆子

妾

Father's principal wife

庶母

Father's concubine

嫡母

Mother (said by the son of a concubine)

生母

乃媽

親親媽

Wet-nurse

奶媽

乳母

A kind of God-father

乾父

寄父

保爺

God-mother

乾母

寄母

保娘

God-son

乾兒子

寄兒子

乾殿下

God-daughter

乾女

Girl living in the house of her future husband's parents

乾女子

閒房媳婦

Adopted son

抱的兒子

Foundling, or Foster, son

收的兒子

義子

Foundling, or Foster, daughter

義女

Foster parents

義父母

Sworn sisters

仁義姊妹

Covenant brothers

盟兄

盟弟

Father's covenant brother

盟叔

Covenant brother's son

盟姪

Man born in the same year

老庚

庚兄

Elder and younger brothers of the last

同年哥

同年弟

Son of a man born in the same year

同年姪

Man who obtained his degree in the same year

年兄

年弟

Son of last

年姪

Man who obtained his degree in the same year as my father

年伯