伯叔 bó shū father's brother (uncle) / husband's brother (brother-in-law) 大爷 大爺 dà ye (coll.) father's older brother / uncle / term of respect for older man syn 大嫂 dà sǎo older brother's wife / sister-in-law / elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) syn 姐丈 jiě zhàng older sister's husband / brother-in-law 侄女婿 姪女婿 zhí nǚ xù brother's daughter's husband / niece's husband syn 侄女婿 姪女婿 zhí nǚ xu brother's daughter's husband / niece's husband syn 叔婆 shū pó aunt by marriage / husband's aunt / husband's father's younger brother's wife syn 小叔 xiǎo shū husband's younger brother / brother-in-law 叔公 shū gōng great uncle / grandfather's younger brother / husband's father's younger brother syn 五伦 五倫 wǔ lún the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend) syn 叔 shū uncle / father's younger brother / husband's younger brother / Taiwan pr. [shu2] syn 叔子 shū zi brother-in-law / husband's younger brother 大姐 dà jiě big sister / elder sister / older sister (also polite term of address for a girl or woman slightly older than the speaker) syn 痴长 痴長 chī zhǎng to not be wiser despite being older / (humble) to be older than (you) by 姜还是老的辣 薑還是老的辣 jiāng hái shì lǎo de là ginger gets spicier as it gets older (idiom) / the older, the wiser 小哥哥 xiǎo gē ge little boy who is older than another young child (e.g. his playmate) / (neologism c. 2017) (slang) amiable form of address for a young man of about one's own age or a little older 小姐姐 xiǎo jiě jie little girl who is older than another young child (e.g. her playmate) / (neologism c. 2017) (slang) young lady (amiable form of address for a young woman of about one's own age or a little older) 年上 nián shàng (slang) the older person in a romantic relationship / an older partner 姐夫 jiě fu (coll.) older sister's husband syn 大姑 dà gū father's oldest sister / husband's older sister / sister-in-law syn 姊夫 zǐ fu older sister's husband syn 表姐夫 biǎo jiě fu husband of older female cousin via female line 丈 zhàng measure of length, ten Chinese feet (3.3 m) / to measure / husband / polite appellation for an older male syn 襟兄 jīn xiōng husband of wife's older sister 姊丈 zǐ zhàng older sister's husband 堂姐夫 tǎng jiě fu husband of older female cousin via male line 堂姐夫 táng jiě fu husband of older female cousin via male line 哥哥 gē ge older brother / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife / sister-in-law syn 伯父 bó fù father's elder brother / term of respect for older man / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 大娘 dà niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife / aunt (polite address) syn 大 dà big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4jie3]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) syn 嫂嫂 sǎo sao older brother's wife / sister-in-law / (polite address to a younger married woman) sister syn 大舅子 dà jiù zi (coll.) wife's older brother syn 嫂 sǎo (bound form) older brother's wife / sister-in-law syn 姒 sì wife or senior concubine of husbands older brother (old) / elder sister (old) 孝悌忠信 xiào tì zhōng xìn Confucian moral injunctions of fidelity / piety to one's parents, respect to one's older brother, loyalty to one's monarch, faith to one's male friends 内兄 內兄 nèi xiōng wife's older brother syn 令兄 lìng xiōng Your esteemed older brother (honorific) 四德 sì dé four Confucian injunctions 孝悌忠信 (for men), namely: piety 孝 to one's parents, respect 悌 to one's older brother, loyalty 忠 to one's monarch, faith 信 to one's male friends / the four Confucian virtues for women of morality 德[de2], physical charm 容, propriety in speech 言 and efficiency in needlework 功 年兄 nián xiōng lit. older brother / fig. fellow students who are successful in the imperial examinations 欧巴 歐巴 ōu bā (female usage) older brother (loanword from Korean "oppa") / male friend 伯娘 bó niáng wife of father's older brother / aunt 伯妈 伯媽 bó mā (dialect) wife of father's older brother / aunt 伯爷 伯爺 bó yé (dialect) father's older brother / uncle 相公 xiàng gong lord / master / young gentleman / male prostitute / catamite / mahjong player disqualified by unintentionally taking in the wrong number of dominoes / (old form of address for one's husband) husband syn 姑父 gū fu father's sister's husband / husband of paternal aunt / uncle syn 姨夫 yí fu mother's sister's husband / husband of mother's sister syn 姨丈 yí zhàng mother's sister's husband / husband of mother's sister syn 姑夫 gū fu father's sister's husband / husband of paternal aunt / uncle syn 孙女婿 孫女婿 sūn nǚ xù son's daughter's husband / granddaughter's husband syn 孙女婿 孫女婿 sūn nǚ xu son's daughter's husband / granddaughter's husband syn 姑 gū paternal aunt / husband's sister / husband's mother (old) / nun / for the time being (literary) syn 公婆 gōng - pó husband's parents / parents-in-law / (dialect) a couple / husband and wife syn 大伯子 dà bǎi zi (coll.) husband's elder brother 妹婿 mèi xù brother-in-law (younger sister's husband) syn 大哥 dà gē eldest brother / big brother (polite address for a man of about the same age as oneself) / gang leader / boss syn 小弟 xiǎo dì little brother / I, your little brother (humble) syn 不分伯仲 bù fēn bó zhòng lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom) / they are all equally excellent / nothing to choose between them 姐姐 jiě jie older sister / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 小子 xiǎo zǐ (literary) youngster / (old) young fellow (term of address used by the older generation) / (old) I, me (used in speaking to one's elders) syn 师傅 師傅 shī fu master / qualified worker / respectful form of address for older men / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2] syn 前辈 前輩 qián bèi senior / older generation / precursor syn 师兄 師兄 shī xiōng senior male fellow student or apprentice / son (older than oneself) of one's teacher syn 学长 學長 xué zhǎng senior or older male schoolmate syn 姊妹 zǐ mèi (older and younger) sisters / sister (school, city etc) syn 姊姊 zǐ zǐ older sister / Taiwan pr. [jie3 jie5] 长辈 長輩 zhǎng bèi one's elders / older generation syn 师姐 師姐 shī jiě senior female fellow student or apprentice / daughter (older than oneself) of one's teacher 表哥 biǎo gē older male cousin via female line 换代 換代 huàn dài to transition to a new dynasty or regime / to replace an older product with an upgraded, new-generation one syn 长者 長者 zhǎng zhě senior / older person syn 慈祥 cí xiáng kindly / benevolent (often of older person) syn 孝顺 孝順 xiào shùn filial / dutiful / devoted to one's parents (and grandparents etc) / to show filial piety towards (an older family member) / filial piety syn 表姐 biǎo jiě older female cousin via female line 老伯 lǎo bó uncle (polite form of address for older male) syn 学姐 學姐 xué jiě senior or older female schoolmate 老一辈 老一輩 lǎo yī bèi previous generation / older generation syn 大龄 大齡 dà líng older (than average in a group, at school, for marriage etc) syn 姐弟恋 姐弟戀 jiě dì liàn love between an older woman and a younger man 先辈 先輩 xiān bèi an older generation / ancestors / forefathers syn 太爷 太爺 tài yé (respectful for) one's grandfather / sb's father / older people / the head of the house (used by servants) / a district magistrate syn 后来居上 後來居上 hòu lái jū shàng lit. late-comer lives above (idiom) / the up-and-coming youngster outstrips the older generation / the pupil surpasses the master syn 堂兄 táng xiōng older male patrilineal cousin syn 表兄 biǎo xiōng older male cousin via female line 长幼 長幼 zhǎng yòu older and younger / seniority 老妈子 老媽子 lǎo mā zi older female servant / amah syn 先 xiān beforehand / first / earlier / at first / originally / for the time being / for now / (prefix) my late (in referring to deceased relatives older than oneself) syn 大姨妈 大姨媽 dà yí mā mother's eldest sister (older than one's mother) / (coll.) (euphemism) Aunt Flo (i.e. menstrual period) 表嫂 biǎo sǎo wife of older male cousin via female line 陪侍 péi shì to wait upon (older people) / to accompany / attendant 老辈 老輩 lǎo bèi the older generation / ancestors syn 世伯 shì bó uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father) / old friend 六亲 六親 liù qīn six close relatives, namely: father 父[fu4], mother 母[mu3], older brothers 兄[xiong1], younger brothers 弟[di4], wife 妻[qi1], male children 子[zi3] / one's kin syn 姐 jiě older sister syn 姊 zǐ older sister / Taiwan pr. [jie3] syn 长姊 長姊 zhǎng zǐ older sister 堂哥 táng gē older male patrilineal cousin 堂姐 táng jiě older female patrilineal cousin 