Chinese term for older daughter of father's brother
堂姐 is the Chinese kinship term for older daughter of father's brother.
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There is no single English term for 堂姐; the one with the closest meaning is older paternal female cousin.
Older paternal female cousin can refer to any one of these:
堂姐 older daughter of father's brother
表姐 older daughter of father's sister.
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怡文的堂姐的哥哥是怡明 。
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父亲兄弟姐妹的孩子都是自己的堂兄弟姐妹吗？
堂兄弟姐妹=父亲兄弟的孩子。
表兄弟姐妹=父亲姊妹的孩子 或 母亲兄弟姊妹的孩子。
也就是说，父亲姐妹的孩子不是自己的堂兄弟姐妹。
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同姓的是堂x，不同姓的是表x。
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Only paternal cousins with the same surname are 堂x.
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