表亲 (biǎo qīn) — cousin (specifically, child of one's mother's brother or father's sister)
Definition
A cousin on the maternal side: child of your mother's sibling, or of your father's sister. Compare with 堂亲, which covers paternal-line male cousins.
noun
cousin (specifically, child of one's mother's brother or father's sister)
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Examples
- 表亲。Wǒ de biǎo qīn xià ge yuè yào jié hūn le.My cousin is getting married next month.
- 表亲，。Tā yǒu hěn duō biǎo qīn, dàn guān xì zuì qīn de shì tā biǎo gē.She has many cousins, but the closest is her older male cousin.
- ，表亲。Zài zhōng guó, biǎo qīn hé táng qīn de qū fēn hěn zhòng yào.In China, the distinction between maternal cousins and paternal cousins is important.
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