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母系社會

简母系社会 · 繁母系社會

Mandarin · pinyin mǔ xì shè huì

matrilineality

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母: mǔ · mother; female elders; female
系: xì · system; line, link, connection
社: shè · god of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society
會: huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
会: huì · assemble, meet together; meeting

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3–4–4–4 · mu3 xi4 she4 hui4

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