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同母異父

简同母异父 · 繁同母異父

Mandarin · pinyin tóng mǔ yì fù

(of a half-sibling) having the same mother but different father

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同: tóng · same, similar; together with
母: mǔ · mother; female elders; female
異: Look up this written character
父: fù · father; Kangxi radical 88
异: yì · different, unusual, strange

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2–3–4–4 · tong2 mu3 yi4 fu4

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adj

born of the same mother but a different father

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