堂哥 (táng gē) — elder male paternal cousin (father's brother's son)
Definition
An older male cousin on your father's side (your father's brother's son). 堂 marks the paternal-cousin line, while 表 covers cousins on the mother's side.
noun
elder male paternal cousin (father's brother's son)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 堂哥。Wǒ táng gē bǐ wǒ dà liǎng suì.My elder paternal cousin is two years older than me.
- 堂哥。Jīn tiān táng gē dài wǒ qù chī huǒ guō.Today my elder paternal cousin took me to eat hotpot.
- 堂哥。Wǒ hé táng gē cóng xiǎo yì qǐ zhǎng dà.My elder paternal cousin and I grew up together since childhood.
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