大伯 dà bó husband's older brother / father's older brother (esp. his oldest brother) syn 大嫂 dà sǎo older brother's wife / sister-in-law / elder sister (respectful appellation for an older married woman) syn 大爷 大爺 dà ye (coll.) father's older brother / uncle / term of respect for older man syn 伯叔 bó shū father's brother (uncle) / husband's brother (brother-in-law) 嫂子 sǎo zi (coll.) older brother's wife / sister-in-law syn 大娘 dà niáng (coll.) father's older brother's wife / aunt (polite address) syn 嫂嫂 sǎo sao older brother's wife / sister-in-law / (polite address to a younger married woman) sister 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) 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 五伦 五倫 wǔ lún the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend) syn 舅母 jiù mǔ wife of mother's brother / aunt / maternal uncle's wife syn 妗子 jìn zi (informal) mother's brother's wife / maternal uncle's wife syn 舅嫂 jiù sǎo wife's brother's wife, sister-in-law 侄媳妇 姪媳婦 zhí xí fu brother's son's wife / nephew's wife syn 侄媳妇 姪媳婦 zhí xí fù brother's son's wife / nephew's wife syn 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 哥哥 gē ge older brother / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 伯父 bó fù father's elder brother / term of respect for older man / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 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 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 姐丈 jiě zhàng older sister's husband / brother-in-law 欧巴 歐巴 ōu bā (female usage) older brother (loanword from Korean "oppa") / male friend 伯爷 伯爺 bó yé (dialect) father's older brother / uncle 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 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 叔 shū uncle / father's younger brother / husband's younger brother / Taiwan pr. [shu2] 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 叔子 shū zi brother-in-law / husband's younger brother 表嫂 biǎo sǎo wife of older male cousin via female line 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 襟兄 jīn xiōng husband of wife's older sister 大姨子 dà yí zi sister-in-law / wife's older sister syn 堂嫂 táng sǎo wife of older male cousin via male line 媳妇 媳婦 xí fù daughter-in-law / wife of a younger brother or relative of the younger generation syn 大妈 大媽 dà mā father's elder brother's wife / aunt (affectionate term for an elderly woman) syn 伯母 bó mǔ wife of father's elder brother / aunt / (polite form of address for a woman who is about the age of one's mother) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 弟妹 dì mèi younger sibling / younger brother's wife syn 婶婶 嬸嬸 shěn shen wife of father's younger brother / aunt syn 弟媳 dì xí younger brother's wife / sister-in-law syn 小舅子 xiǎo jiù zi (coll.) wife's younger brother syn 婶子 嬸子 shěn zi (coll.) father's younger brother's wife / aunt syn 兄嫂 xiōng sǎo elder brother and his wife syn 内弟 內弟 nèi dì wife's younger brother syn 叔母 shū mǔ aunt / wife of father's younger brother syn 婶母 嬸母 shěn mǔ wife of father's younger brother / aunt syn 弟妇 弟婦 dì fù younger brother's wife / sister-in-law syn 婶 嬸 shěn wife of father's younger brother syn 娣 dì wife of a younger brother syn 妗 jìn wife of mother's brother syn 伯叔祖母 bó shū zǔ mǔ father's father's brother's wife / great aunt 叔婆 shū pó aunt by marriage / husband's aunt / husband's father's younger brother's wife syn 叔祖母 shū zǔ mǔ wife of paternal grandfather's younger brother syn 世母 shì mǔ wife of father's elder brother (old) 叔娘 shū niáng (dialect) wife of father's younger brother / aunt 婶娘 嬸娘 shěn niáng wife of father's younger brother / aunt syn 前妻 qián qī ex-wife / late wife syn 家小 jiā xiǎo wife and children / wife syn 贤妻 賢妻 xián qī (old) perfect wife / you, my beloved wife 正室 zhèng shì primary wife (in contrast to concubine) / legal wife 贤内助 賢內助 xián nèi zhù (said of sb else's wife) a good wife syn 孙媳妇 孫媳婦 sūn xí fu son's son's wife / grandson's wife syn 鼓盆之戚 gǔ pén zhī qī drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife) / fig. grief for a lost wife 孙媳夫 孫媳夫 sūn xí fu son's son's wife / grandson's wife 鼓盆 gǔ pén lit. to drum on a bowl / refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife / fig. grief for a lost wife 宠妾灭妻 寵妾滅妻 chǒng qiè miè qī favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom) / spoil one's mistress and neglect one's wife 妻小 qī xiǎo wife and children / (old) wife syn 孙媳妇 孫媳婦 sūn xí fù son's son's wife / grandson's wife syn 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 姐夫 jiě fu (coll.) older sister's husband 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 