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Sunday, November 24, 2019

How We Call Our Relatives in Chinese Families


How we call our relatives in Chinese families

Bagaimana kita memanggil kerabat dalam keluarga Tionghoa

Called by 4 & 6 / Dipanggil oleh 4 & 6
1: A Jia – Father in-law
2: A Cim – Mother in-law
5: Sio Be / Be Sai (if male) – Sibling in-law

Called by 11 & 12 / Dipanggil oleh 11 & 12
1: Kong Kong - Grandfather
2: Wai Po / Popo - Grandmother
3: Ciu Ciu - Uncle
4: Cyumu - Aunt
7:  A Yi / Yi Yi (read: i i) - Aunt
8: Yi Chang (read: icang) - Uncle

Called by 9 / Dipanggil oleh 9
1: A Kong - Grandfather
2: A Ma / A Ngen – Grandmother

Between Siblings / Antara kakak beradik
10 called 9: Cie Cie = Older sister & if male: Ge Ge (read: Koko) - Older brother
12 called 13: Mei Mei - Younger sister & if male: Di Di (read: Titi) - Younger brother

Inner family / Keluarga inti
Ba Ba (read: pa pa) - Father
Ma Ma - Mother

Source: My own families
Please comment on below if I had mistakes for what we should call :) 
By: tfacwilson.blogspot.com

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