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同胞兄妹

tung4 baau1 hing1 mui6

tong2 bao1 xiong1 mei4

sibling

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

同胞兄妹

This word was added by bybell on 2nd Apr 2006 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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同 tung4 tong2 - same; together; for
胞 baau1 paau1 pao4 pao2 pao1 fou1 bao1 - the womb; placenta; fetal membrane
兄 hing1 fong3 xiong1 {xiong5} - one's elder brother
妹 mui6 mui6*2 mui6*1 mei4 - younger sister

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