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堂姊妹

tong4 zi2 mui6

tang2 zi3 mei4

father's brother's daughters; paternal female cousin

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

堂姊妹

This word was added by bybell on 2nd Jul 2006 and last edited on 11th Nov 2008

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堂 tong4 tang2 {tang5} - hall; office; reception
姊 zi2 ze2 jie3 zi3 - one's elder sister or sister
妹 mui6 mui6*2 mui6*1 mei4 - younger sister

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