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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER>Chinese Family Titles</H1>
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You ->
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<OPTION VALUE=">f">Father
<OPTION VALUE=">m">Mother
<OPTION VALUE=">ob">Older Brother
<OPTION VALUE=">yb">Younger Brother
<OPTION VALUE=">os">Older Sister
<OPTION VALUE=">ys">Younger Sister
<OPTION VALUE=">h">Husband
<OPTION VALUE=">w">Wife
<OPTION VALUE=">s">Son
<OPTION VALUE=">d">Daughter
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->
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<OPTION VALUE=">f">Father
<OPTION VALUE=">m">Mother
<OPTION VALUE=">ob">Older Brother
<OPTION VALUE=">yb">Younger Brother
<OPTION VALUE=">os">Older Sister
<OPTION VALUE=">ys">Younger Sister
<OPTION VALUE=">h">Husband
<OPTION VALUE=">w">Wife
<OPTION VALUE=">s">Son
<OPTION VALUE=">d">Daughter
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<OPTION VALUE=">f">Father
<OPTION VALUE=">m">Mother
<OPTION VALUE=">ob">Older Brother
<OPTION VALUE=">yb">Younger Brother
<OPTION VALUE=">os">Older Sister
<OPTION VALUE=">ys">Younger Sister
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<OPTION VALUE=">w">Wife
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Chinese culture has many fine-grained terms for different types of
family relationships. An "uncle" in English can refer to a brother or
brother-in-law of either parent. Chinese has different terms for
paternal and maternal uncles. This tool helps you look up the
specific terms for a relationship. Using the form above, describe the
person's relationship to you and click on "Look it up!". For example,
to look up the title for a paternal grandfather, in the first column
after "You" select "Father" then "Father" in the next column, leaving
the final column blank. Use the most direct way of describing the
relationship. You can view the <A HREF="cgi-bin/family.txt">file with the relationship data</A>.
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Related Links:
<UL>
<LI><A HREF="http://kwanfamily.info/culture/familytitles_table.php" target="_top">Chinese Family Relationship Titles</A>: Comprehensive site listing Chinese family titles, including a chart. Also has many useful Chinese geneaology links.
<LI><A HREF="http://pages.ucsd.edu/~dkjordan/chin/familism.html" target="_top">The Traditional Chinese Family & Lineage</A>: A page on the family in Chinese culture.
<LI><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0972819290">Don't Just Cry Uncle: How Chinese Tell In-Laws From Out-Laws</A>: A book that covers the Chinese terms of address for relatives.
<LI><A HREF="http://ac-journal.org/journal/vol3/Iss3/spec1/huang_jia.html">The Cultural Connotations and
Communicative Functions of Chinese Kinship Terms</A>
<LI><A HREF="http://www.quia.com/hm/24769.html">Quia - Chinese Family</A>: Activities for learning about the Chinese family.
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This is just one of several <A HREF="http://www.mandarintools.com" target="_top">On-line Chinese
Tools</A>. Please visit the others to learn more about the Chinese language and
Chinese culture. You can are also welcome to visit my <A HREF="contact.html">contact page</A>
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