{"id":9371,"date":"2023-08-21T15:22:28","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T07:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/?p=9371"},"modified":"2023-10-09T15:10:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T07:10:13","slug":"the-chinese-family-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/21\/the-chinese-family-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"The Chinese Family Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/21\/the-chinese-family-tree\/#Family\" >Family<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/21\/the-chinese-family-tree\/#Grandparents\" >Grandparents<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/21\/the-chinese-family-tree\/#Your_Own_Family\" >Your Own Family<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/21\/the-chinese-family-tree\/#Uncle\" >Uncle<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/21\/the-chinese-family-tree\/#Aunt\" >Aunt<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/21\/the-chinese-family-tree\/#Cousin\" >Cousin<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/21\/the-chinese-family-tree\/#NieceNephew\" >Niece\/Nephew<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/tiffanysmandarin.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/21\/the-chinese-family-tree\/#In-Laws\" >In-Laws<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Family\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5d9981\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Family<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Father\uff1a\u7238\u7238 b\u00e0ba<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mother\uff1a<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5abd\u5abd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5988\u5988<\/span> m\u0101ma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Older brother\uff1a\u54e5\u54e5 g\u0113ge<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Older sister\uff1a\u59d0\u59d0 ji\u011bjie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Younger brother\uff1a\u5f1f\u5f1f d\u00ecdi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Younger sister\uff1a\u59b9\u59b9 m\u00e8imei<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Siblings\uff1a\u5144\u5f1f\u59d0\u59b9 xi\u014dngd\u00ecji\u011bm\u00e8i<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Relatives\uff1a<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u89aa\u621a q\u012bnq\u012b<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4eb2\u621a q\u012bnqi<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Grandparents\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5d9981\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Grandparents<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#88a99c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Dad\u2019s side<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grandmother\uff1a\u5976\u5976 n\u01ceinai<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grandfather\uff1a<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u723a\u723a<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u7237\u7237<\/span> y\u00e9ye<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#88a99c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Mum\u2019s side<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grandmother\uff1a\u5916\u5a46 w\u00e0ip\u00f3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grandfather\uff1a\u5916\u516c w\u00e0ig\u014dng<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the character \u5916 w\u00e0i in Chinese shows &#8220;outside&#8221; in talking about family members highlights how families used to be mostly focused on the father&#8217;s side in the past. This was common due to the way families were organized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, things change over time. In Taiwan, younger people seem to be moving away from these traditional ideas and choosing more loving words for their grandparents. They now use \u963f\u516c ag\u014dng for both grandfathers and \u963f\u5b24 am\u00e0 for both grandmothers, no matter if they&#8217;re from the father&#8217;s or mother&#8217;s side. This change shows that families are becoming more equal and united.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Your_Own_Family\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5d9981\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Your Own Family<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Husband\uff1a<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5148\u751f xi\u0101nsh\u0113ng<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u4e08\u592bzh\u00e0ngfu<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wife\uff1a<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u592a\u592a t\u00e0itai<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u59bb\u5b50 q\u012bzi<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Parents\uff1a\u7236\u6bcd f\u00f9m\u01d4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Son\uff1a<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5152<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u513f<\/span>\u5b50 \u00e9rzi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Daughter\uff1a\u5973<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5152<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u513f<\/span> n\u01da\u00e9r<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Child\uff1a\u5b69\u5b50 h\u00e1izi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In Chinese, there are special words to call your husband or wife. \u8001\u516c l\u01ceog\u014dng is like saying &#8220;husband&#8221; or &#8220;hubby&#8221; in English, and it&#8217;s used with a lot of care and love. Likewise, \u8001\u5a46 l\u01ceop\u00f3 is a sweet word for your wife or partner, similar to saying &#8220;wife&#8221; or &#8220;wifey&#8221; in English. These words show how close and connected a couple is, and people often use them when they want to show how much they care for each other. It&#8217;s like a warm way of talking between couples that makes them feel close and happy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#2d7a5e7d\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-white-color\"><strong>Family Part 2 &#8211; You&#8217;d better give up<\/strong> \ud83d\ude35\u200d\ud83d\udcab<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Uncle\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5d9981\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Uncle<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Father&#8217;s older brother\uff1a\u4f2f\u7236 b\u00f3f\u00f9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Father&#8217;s younger brother\uff1a\u53d4\u53d4 sh\u00fashu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Father\u2019s sister\u2019s husband\uff1a\u59d1\u4e08 g\u016bzh\u00e0ng<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mother&#8217;s brother\uff1a\u8205\u8205 ji\u00f9jiu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mother\u2019s sister\u2019s husband\uff1a\u59e8\u4e08 y\u00edzh\u00e0ng<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Aunt\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5d9981\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Aunt<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Father&#8217;s sister\uff1a\u59d1\u59d1 g\u016bgu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Father\u2019s brother\u2019s wife\uff1a<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5b38\u5b38<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5a76\u5a76<\/span> sh\u011bnshen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mother&#8217;s sister\uff1a\u59e8<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5abd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5988<\/span> y\u00edm\u0101&nbsp;or&nbsp;\u963f\u59e8 \u0101y\u00ed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mother\u2019s brother\u2019s wife\uff1a\u8205<span class=\"lang-zh-TW\">\u5abd<\/span><span class=\"lang-zh-CN\">\u5988<\/span> ji\u00f9m\u0101<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cousin\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5d9981\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Cousin<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#88a99c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Dad\u2019s side<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Older male cousin\uff1a\u5802\u54e5 t\u00e1ngg\u0113<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Younger male cousin\uff1a\u5802\u5f1f t\u00e1ngd\u00ec<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Older female cousin\uff1a\u5802\u59ca &nbsp;t\u00e1ngji\u011b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Younger female cousin\uff1a\u5802\u59b9 t\u00e1ngm\u00e8i<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#88a99c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Mum\u2019s side<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Older male cousin\uff1a\u8868\u54e5 bi\u01ceog\u0113<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Younger male cousin\uff1a\u8868\u5f1f bi\u01ceod\u00ec<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Older female cousin\uff1a\u8868\u59ca &nbsp;bi\u01ceoji\u011b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Younger female cousin\uff1a\u8868\u59b9 bi\u01ceom\u00e8i<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NieceNephew\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5d9981\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Niece\/Nephew<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#88a99c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Brother\u2019s side<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Niece\uff1a\u4f84\u5973 zh\u00edn\u01da<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nephew\uff1a\u4f84\u5b50 zh\u00edzi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#88a99c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Sister\u2019s side<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Niece\uff1a\u5916\u7525\u5973 w\u00e0ishengn\u01da<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nephew\uff1a\u5916\u7525 w\u00e0isheng<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"In-Laws\"><\/span><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#5d9981\" class=\"has-inline-color\">In-Laws<\/mark><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#88a99c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Husband\u2019s side<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Husband\u2019s father\uff1a\u516c\u516c g\u014dnggong<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Husband\u2019s mother\uff1a\u5a46\u5a46 p\u00f3po<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#88a99c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Wife\u2019s side<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wife\u2019s father\uff1a\u5cb3\u7236 yu\u00e8f\u00f9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wife\u2019s mother\uff1a\u5cb3\u6bcd yu\u00e8m\u01d4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#88a99c\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Siblings&#8217; side<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Older sister\u2019s husband\uff1a\u59d0\u592b ji\u011bf\u016b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Younger sister\u2019s husband\uff1a\u59b9\u592b m\u00e8if\u016b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Older brother\u2019s wife\uff1a\u5ac2\u5b50 s\u01ceozi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Younger brother\u2019s wife\uff1a\u5f1f\u59b9 d\u00ecm\u00e8i<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure 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