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表兄弟

Mandarin · pinyin biǎo xiōng dì

male cousin through a female relative

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表: biǎo · show, express, manifest, display
兄: xiōng · elder brother
弟: dì · young brother; junior; I, me

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3–1–4 · biao3 xiong1 di4

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noun

father's sister's son
mother's sibling's son; male maternal cousin
(Wu) male cousin (mother's sibling's or father's sister's son younger than oneself)

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